| Title | The Joint Effect of Bias Awareness and Self-Reported Prejudice on Intergroup Anxiety and Intentions for Intergroup Contact. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2014 |
| Authors | Perry, Sylvia P., John F. Dovidio, Mary C. Murphy, and Michelle van Ryn |
| Journal | Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology |
| Date Published | 2014 Aug 11 |
| ISSN | 1099-9809 |
| Abstract | Two correlational studies investigated the joint effect of bias awareness-a new individual difference measure that assesses Whites' awareness and concern about their propensity to be biased-and prejudice on Whites' intergroup anxiety and intended intergroup contact. Using a community sample (Study 1), we found the predicted Bias Awareness × Prejudice interaction. Prejudice was more strongly related to interracial anxiety among those high (vs. low) in bias awareness. Study 2 investigated potential behavioral consequences in an important real world context: medical students' intentions for working primarily with minority patients. Study 2 replicated the Bias Awareness × Prejudice interaction and further demonstrated that interracial anxiety mediated medical students' intentions to work with minority populations. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved). |
| Alternate Journal | Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol |
