Showing papers by "Stephen C. Wright published in 2006"

Trust and Acceptance in Response to References to Group Membership: Minority and Majority Perspectives on Cross‐Group Interactions1

Abstract: This research examined anticipated feelings of trust and acceptance in cross-group interactions among members of ethnic minority and majority groups, depending on whether an out-group member referred to their group membership. In Study 1, Asian, Latino, and White participants read scenarios describing interactions between them and an in-group member, an out-group member, or an out-group member who referred to their group membership. Participants from each group responded more negatively toward interactions with out-group members when they referred to group membership. These findings were replicated in Study 2 with samples of Black and White participants, also showing that anticipated prejudice partially mediated the effects of out-group members’ references to group membership on feelings of trust and acceptance. Implications of these findings are discussed in terms of facilitating intergroup communication and conversations about group differences.