Title |
Ingroup Friendship and Political Mobilization Among the Disadvantaged
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Published in |
Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, January 2015
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DOI | 10.1037/a0038007 |
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Authors |
Nikhil K. Sengupta, Petar Milojev, Fiona K. Barlow, Chris G. Sibley |
Abstract |
This study investigated the effects of ingroup contact in a large, national sample of Ma¯ori (a disadvantaged ethnic group; N = 940) on political attitudes relevant to decreasing ethnic inequality in New Zealand. We tested the role of 2 mediating mechanisms-ethnic identification and system justification-to explain the effects of ingroup contact on the dependent variables. Time spent with ingroup friends predicted increased support for the Ma¯ori Party and support for symbolic and resource-specific reparative policies benefiting Ma¯ori. These effects were partially mediated by increased ethnic identification. Although ingroup contact also reduced levels of system justification among Ma¯ori, its effects on policy attitudes and party preference were not mediated by system justification. This suggests that a key antecedent to system challenging political attitudes is an increased sense of identification with a disadvantaged group resulting, in part, from interactions with ingroup friends. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved). |
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