Intergroup Anxiety

By Walter G. Stephan. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 2014

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Subfields: Gender Studies, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Uncertain Self in a Changing World: A Foundation for Radicalisation, Populism, and Autocratic Leadership (2020, background): “(Kruglanski et al., 2006, p. 84) To this can be added marked ethnocentrism (Brewer & Campbell, 1976), accentuated mistrust and fear of outsiders (Stephan, 2014), a view of normative group attributes as fixed underlying essences (essentialism – Haslam et al., 2006) and the potential to dehumanise…”
Social-Psychological Interventions for Intergroup Reconciliation: An Emotion Regulation Perspective (2016, background): “They lead to the formation of intra- and intergroup attitudes (Hewstone, Rubin, & Willis, 2002; Stephan & Stephan, 1985), motivate support for certain policies, and bias group membership (Cole, Balcetis, & Dunning, 2013).”
Intergroup contact and intergroup conflict. (2014, positive): “When one is merely observing another ingroup member engaged in contact with an outgroup member, any intergroup anxiety felt about interacting with members of that outgroup (Stephan & Stephan, 1985) should be lower than when one is involved directly in the contact.”
Dynamics of Group-Based Emotions: Insights From Intergroup Emotions Theory (2015, positive): “Such discomfort has been conceptualized as intergroup anxiety (Stephan & Stephan, 1985), which is usually regarded as due to unfamiliarity with the outgroup, or the desire not to “say the wrong thing” or otherwise give offense.”
It ain’t easy eating greens: Evidence of bias toward vegetarians and vegans from both source and target (2017, background): “…happy, accepted, confident, irritated, impatient, defensive, suspicious, and careful at the prospect of revealing their vegetarianism/veganism to an omnivore, on scales ranging from 1 (not at all) to 7 (very much), a modification of the Intergroup Anxiety Scale (W. G. Stephan & Stephan, 1985).”
Prejudice Toward Asian Americans in the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Effects of Social Media Use in the United States (2020, methodology): “, 1999), and the Intergroup Anxiety Scale (Stephan and Stephan, 1985).”
Facilitating Innovation in Diverse Science Teams Through Integrative Capacity (2012, background): “When people perceive or interpret stimuli as a threat, such as evaluative feedback from diverse teammates (Stephan & Stephan, 1985, 1996), negative affect may arise.”
Intergroup Perception and Cognition: An Integrative Framework for Understanding the Causes and Consequences of Social Categorization (2017, background): “…the quick and precise identification of emotional expressions is crucial in both interpersonal (Adolphs, 2002; Baron-Cohen, Wheelwright, & Jolliffe, 1997; Haxby et al., 2001; Keltner & Haidt, 1999) and intergroup contexts (Dovidio et al., 2003; Mackie & Smith, 2002; Stephan & Stephan, 1985).”
Behavioural consequences of imagining intergroup contact with stigmatized outgroups (2012, background): “These negative emotions are thought to arise as a consequence of expectations of rejection, discrimination, or discomfort during cross-group interactions (Plant & Devine, 2003; Stephan & Stephan, 1985).”
How do we get people into contact? Predictors of intergroup contact and drivers of contact seeking (2020, background): “, 2019), that is people’s concerns that contact with outgroup members might be harmful to their physical, social, or emotional well-being (Cottrell &Neuberg, 2005; Plant &Devine, 2003; Stephan, 2014).”
Confidence in Contact: A New Perspective on Promoting Cross-Group Friendship Among Children and Adolescents (2016, positive): “Finally, cross-group friendships provide positive intergroup experiences that reduce intergroup anxiety (Stephan & Stephan, 1985), the apprehension felt when contemplating and engaging in interactions with the outgroup which has the potential to poison intergroup encounters.”