“United in diversity”: The interplay of social network characteristics and personality in predicting outgroup attitudes

Diversity in social relations is important for reducing prejudice. Yet, the question of when this occurs remains open. Using a network approach, we test whether link between outgroup attitudes and number intra- intergroup contacts moderated by type relationship (strong vs. weak ties) personality (openness to experience) while also considering structure (connections contacts). In culturally diverse sample 122 immigrants residing Barcelona, positive were predicted several characteristics: low proportion intragroup high among strong ties, ethnic diversity connectedness country origin, coethnic local host national contacts. Openness experience these effects. These results affirm benefits having compositionally structurally networks, gain examining dynamics at meso level analysis.