The longitudinal relationship between youth intergroup contact and social cohesion outcomes in two divided societies

McKeown, Shelley, Schaefer, Daniel, Ali, Shazza, Dupont, Pier-Luc, Rao, S, Taylor, Laura, Manley, David and Meleady, Rose ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4671-4960 (2024) The longitudinal relationship between youth intergroup contact and social cohesion outcomes in two divided societies. European Journal of Social Psychology. ISSN 0046-2772 (In Press)

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Abstract

Intergroup contact has long been established as a prejudice-reduction tool in divided societies, with contact being particularly effective during adolescence. A large proportion of evidence, however, draws on cross-sectional surveys or analytical approaches that do not distinguish between- and within-person effects. In the present research, we address this by exploring the potential of intergroup contact longitudinally on social cohesion related outcomes amongst youth (aged 14-19) in Belfast (Study 1, N = 231) and Bradford (Study 2, N = 169). Measures included intergroup contact, outgroup attitudes, intergroup anxiety, outgroup empathy, and outgroup prosocial behaviour across three time-points. Using Random-Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Models, results demonstrate between-person associations of contact with our outcomes, but limited within-person changes. Our findings demonstrate the potential and limitations of intergroup contact for social cohesion related outcomes for youth growing up in divided societies, pointing to the need for developmental-focused future research.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	intergroup contact,youth,prejudice,prosocial behaviour,social cohesion,3* ,/dk/atira/pure/researchoutput/REFrank/3_
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Psychology
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Centre for Behavioural and Experimental Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Cognition, Action and Perception Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Social Cognition Research Group
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	19 Sep 2024 10:30
Last Modified:	25 Sep 2024 18:10
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/96774
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