Hässler, Tabea, Ullrich, Johannes, Sebben, Simone, Shnabel, Nurit, Bernardino, Michelle, Valdenegro, Daniel, Van Laar, Colette, González, Roberto, Visintin, Emilio Paolo, Tropp, Linda R., and others. (2021) Need satisfaction in intergroup contact: A multinational study of pathways toward social change. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 122 (4). pp. 634-658. ISSN 0022-3514. (doi:10.1037/pspi0000365) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:108782)
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Abstract
What role does intergroup contact play in promoting support for social change toward greater social equality? Drawing on the needs-based model of reconciliation, we theorized that when inequality between groups is perceived as illegitimate, disadvantaged group members will experience a need for empowerment and advantaged group members a need for acceptance. When intergroup contact satisfies each group’s needs, it should result in more mutual support for social change. Using four sets of survey data collected through the Zurich Intergroup Project in 23 countries, we tested several preregistered predictions, derived from the above reasoning, across a large variety of operationalizations. Two studies of disadvantaged groups (Ns = 689 ethnic minority members in Study 1 and 3,382 sexual/gender minorities in Study 2) support the hypothesis that, after accounting for the effects of intergroup contact and perceived illegitimacy, satisfying the need for empowerment (but not acceptance) during contact is positively related to support for social change. Two studies with advantaged groups (Ns = 2,937 ethnic majority members in Study 3 and 4,203 cis-heterosexual individuals in Study 4) showed that, after accounting for illegitimacy and intergroup contact, satisfying the need for acceptance (but also empowerment) is positively related to support for social change. Overall, findings suggest that intergroup contact is compatible with efforts to promote social change when group-specific needs are met. Thus, to encourage support for social change among both disadvantaged and advantaged group members, it is essential that, besides promoting mutual acceptance, intergroup contact interventions also give voice to and empower members of disadvantaged groups.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| DOI/Identification number: | 10.1037/pspi0000365 |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences |
| Institutional Unit: | Schools > School of Psychology > Psychology |
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Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
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| Funders: | Economic and Social Research Council (https://ror.org/03n0ht308) |
| Depositing User: | Dominic Abrams |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Feb 2025 14:45 UTC |
| Last Modified: | 22 Jul 2025 09:22 UTC |
| Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/108782 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
University of Kent Author Information
Abrams, Dominic.
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 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2113-4572
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