The Role of Intergroup Contact and Ethnic Identification in Predicting Acceptance of Primary and Secondary Outgroups Among Majority and Minority Groups

KORKMAZ KARAOĞLU L., Ulug O. M.

JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY & APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, cilt.35, sa.6, 2025 (SSCI, Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/casp.70199
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY & APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, CINAHL, Criminal Justice Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Recent studies have highlighted the importance of intergroup contact and ethnic identification in shaping attitudes toward outgroups. However, not enough consideration has been given to the influence of group status across different settings, as well as how positive attitudes toward one outgroup may translate into other groups (i.e., secondary transfer effect), who are geographically far away from one's own country. This set of studies aims to investigate the roles of both the quality and quantity of contact and ethnic identification in outgroup acceptance. We focus on the same ethnic group in three different contexts: Turks in Turkey (Study 1), Turks in Germany (Study 2a), and Turks in Bulgaria (Study 2b). For majority and minority group members, lower ethnic identification and higher quality of contact with the primary outgroup predicted more acceptance of the secondary outgroups through more acceptance of the primary outgroup. These investigations could facilitate the development of favourable intergroup relationships among minority and majority populations across various settings.