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The Antecedents and Implications of Interracial Anxiety

Plant, E. Ashby, Devine, Patricia G.·2003·Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
DOI 10.1177/0146167203029006011
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Drawing on previous theorizing from both the prejudice and social anxiety literatures, a model of the antecedents and implications of intergroup anxiety is offered. It is argued that a lack of positive previous experiences with outgroup members creates negative expectancies about interracial interactions, which result in intergroup anxiety. This anxiety is posited to result in heightened hostility toward outgroup members and a desire to avoid interacting with outgroup members. Study 1 examined White participants' responses to interacting with Black people using a range of self-report measures; the associations between these responses supported the relationships outlined in the model. Study 2 explored White participants' responses to an anticipated interaction with a Black person or a White person. The findings revealed that high levels of anxiety about an interaction with a Black person, but not a White person, were associated with a lower likelihood of returning for the interaction.

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  • People tend to have less empathy for others perceived as dissimilar, including members of other social categories, which typically results in low rapport.

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Authors
Plant, E. A., & Devine, P. G.
Affiliations
  • Florida State University (US)
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
ORCID
Venue
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2003-06
Volume
29
Issue
6
Pages
790-801
ISSN
  • 0146-1672 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-7433
DOI
10.1177/0146167203029006011
OpenAlex
W1970460201
Cited by
506
References
19
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 20 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 22 · 2019: 23 · 2018: 22 · 2017: 25 · 2016: 21 · 2015: 33 · 2014: 43 · 2013: 30 · 2012: 28
FWCI
45.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
Keywords
intergroup anxiety, prejudice, social anxiety, outgroup hostility, interracial interaction, interracial contact
MeSH terms
Anxiety, Black or African American, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Models, Psychological, Race Relations, Regression Analysis, United States, White People

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