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The interplay between social dominance orientation and intergroup contact in explaining support for multiculturalism
Author(s) -
Visintin Emilio Paolo,
Berent Jacques,
Green Eva G. T.,
FalomirPichastor Juan Manuel
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/jasp.12587
Subject(s) - social dominance orientation , multiculturalism , psychology , social psychology , dominance (genetics) , social contact , contact hypothesis , political science , chemistry , pedagogy , biochemistry , authoritarianism , politics , law , democracy , gene
In two studies, we tested whether social dominance orientation (SDO) and intergroup contact interacted in shaping support for multiculturalism. Study 1 was correlational, while in Study 2 we measured SDO and experimentally manipulated intergroup contact (imagined contact paradigm). We found that SDO and intergroup contact interacted on support for multiculturalism: Intergroup contact was associated with more support for multiculturalism only for high‐SDO individuals, and SDO was negatively associated to support for multiculturalism more strongly for individuals with low or no contact. Finally, we discussed the role of the intergroup setting in which studies are conducted.