Indirect contact through book reading: Improving adolescents' attitudes and behavioral intentions toward immigrants

By Loris Vezzali, S. Stathi, D. Giovannini. 2012

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A study was conducted to test the effects of indirect contact through book reading on the improvement of Italian students’ attitudes, stereotypes, and behavioral intentions toward immigrants. The results indicated that adolescents who read a book concerning intercultural topics, compared to those who read a book unrelated to intercultural themes or to those who did not read any book, showed improved intergroup attitudes, reduction in stereotyping, more positive intergroup behavioral intentions, and an increased desire to engage in future contact. Furthermore, the effects of indirect contact were mediated by increased inclusion of other in the self and reduced group identification. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.

Subfields: Artificial Intelligence, Communication, Sociology and Political Science

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Citations in the corpus

• The effectiveness of creative bibliotherapy for internalizing, externalizing, and prosocial behaviors in children: a systematic review (2015, background): “Two included studies were delivered at the individual level: one in which participants read alone with no discussion component (Vezzali et al., 2012) and one as an adjunct to an integrative counseling session using a story, poem, or film (Shechtman, 2006).”
• The greatest magic of Harry Potter: Reducing prejudice (2015, unknown): “Vezzali, Stathi, and Giovannini (2012) provided direct evidence for the role of certain types of books in improving out-group attitudes.”