Intergroup contact facilitates physiological recovery following stressful intergroup interactions
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Intergroup Contact Facilitates Physiological Recovery following Stressful Intergroup Interactions.
A growing body of research has demonstrated the importance of intergroup contact in reducing fear, threat and anxiety in intergroup domains. Here we focus on the regulatory benefits of intergroup contact. We hypothesized that past intergroup contact would facilitate recovery from a stressful intergroup evaluation. White and Black participants completed a stressful evaluative task in the presenc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0022-1031
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2010.04.006