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Meleady, Rose 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4671-4960, Crisp, Richard J., Dhont, Kristof, Hopthrow, Tim and Turner, Rhiannon
(2020)
Intergroup contact, social dominance and environmental concern: A test of the cognitive-liberalization hypothesis.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 118 (6).
1146–1164.
ISSN 0022-3514
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Abstract
Intergroup contact is among the most effective ways to improve intergroup attitudes. Although it is now beyond any doubt that contact can reduce prejudice, in this article we provide evidence that its benefits can extend beyond intergroup relations-a process referred to as cognitive liberalization (Hodson, Crisp, Meleady, & Earle, 2018). We focus specifically on the impact of intergroup contact on environmentally relevant attitudes and behavior. Recent studies suggest that support for an inequality-based ideology (social dominance orientation [SDO]) can predict both intergroup attitudes and broader environmental conduct. Individuals higher in SDO are more willing to exploit the environment in unsustainable ways because doing so aids the production and maintenance of hierarchical social structures. In 4 studies conducted with British adults, we show that by promoting less hierarchical and more egalitarian viewpoints (reduced SDO), intergroup contact encourages more environmentally responsible attitudes and behavior. Both cross-sectional and longitudinal data support this model. Effects are more strongly explained by reductions in an antiegalitarian motive than a dominance motive. We discuss how these findings help define an expanded vision for intergroup contact theory that moves beyond traditional conflict-related outcomes.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | intergroup contact,environmental concern,social dominance orientation,prejudice,cognitive liberalization,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Psychology |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Social Cognition Research Group Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Centre for Behavioural and Experimental Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Cognition, Action and Perception |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Apr 2019 08:30 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Apr 2023 06:34 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/70727 |
| DOI: | 10.1037/pspi0000196 |
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