TY - JOUR
T1 - U.S. ethnic minorities' attitudes towards Whites
T2 - The role of shared reality theory in intergroup relations
AU - Conley, Terri D.
AU - Rabinowitz, Joshua L.
AU - Matsick, Jes L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
PY - 2016/2/1
Y1 - 2016/2/1
N2 - In the current research, we suggest that shared reality, the belief that one perceives the world the same way as another group, can predict attitudes towards that group. We tested shared reality theory in the context of American ethnic minority groups' (i.e., African Americans, Asian Americans, and Latinas/os) attitudes towards White Americans. In surveys of two samples recruited from different geographical locations in the USA, we tested predictions derived from different theories of intergroup relations. Using mediational analysis, we defined models to assess the extent to which shared reality theory predicted-directly and indirectly-prejudicial attitudes towards Whites. We tested the model derived from shared reality theory against other theoretical alternatives. Taken together, the results of the research indicated that shared reality predicts attitudes towards White Americans among these three ethnic groups. Thus, shared reality is a relevant, though largely overlooked, factor in intergroup dynamics.
AB - In the current research, we suggest that shared reality, the belief that one perceives the world the same way as another group, can predict attitudes towards that group. We tested shared reality theory in the context of American ethnic minority groups' (i.e., African Americans, Asian Americans, and Latinas/os) attitudes towards White Americans. In surveys of two samples recruited from different geographical locations in the USA, we tested predictions derived from different theories of intergroup relations. Using mediational analysis, we defined models to assess the extent to which shared reality theory predicted-directly and indirectly-prejudicial attitudes towards Whites. We tested the model derived from shared reality theory against other theoretical alternatives. Taken together, the results of the research indicated that shared reality predicts attitudes towards White Americans among these three ethnic groups. Thus, shared reality is a relevant, though largely overlooked, factor in intergroup dynamics.
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U2 - 10.1002/ejsp.2129
DO - 10.1002/ejsp.2129
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84931393007
SN - 0046-2772
VL - 46
SP - 13
EP - 25
JO - European Journal of Social Psychology
JF - European Journal of Social Psychology
IS - 1
ER -