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The buffering role of in-group identification and intergroup contact on the association between perceived discrimination and mental health
(John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2018-09/10)
Previous research has shown that disadvantaged group members cope with the negative effects of perceived discrimination (PD) on mental health using various mechanisms. We examined the potential protective role of two ...
Are your cross-ethnic friends ethnic and/or national group identifiers?The role of own and perceived cross-ethnic friend's identities on outgroup attitudes and multiculturalism
(Wiley, 2018-02-01)
We investigated how own ethnic and national identities and perceived ethnic and national identities of close cross-ethnic friends may predict outgroup attitudes and multiculturalism among Turkish (majority status, N=197) ...
Intended, unintended, and unknown consequences of contact the role of positive-negative contact on outgroup attitudes, collective action tendencies, and psychological well-being
(Hogrefe & Huber Publishers, 2019-01)
We investigated the role of positive and negative contact on outgroup attitudes, collective action tendencies, and psychological well-being among minority (Kurds) and majority (Turks) group members in a conflict area (N = ...
Group efficacy as a moderator on the associations between perceived discrimination, acculturation orientations, and psychological well-being
(Wiley, 2020-01-01)
We investigated whether associations between perceived discrimination (PD), acculturation orientations (desire for culture maintenance and desire for contact), and well-being (psychological well-being and life satisfaction) ...
Think beyond contact: Reformulating imagined intergroup contact theory by adding friendship potential
(Sage Publications Ltd, 2018-10-01)
Three experiments were conducted to test whether an imagined contact scenario with friendship potential would be more effective than the standard imagined contact scenario in changing Turkish participants' attitudes and ...
Imagined contact facilitates acculturation, sometimes: contradicting evidence from two sociocultural contexts
(Educational Publishing Foundation-American Psychological Assoc, 2019-10)
Objective: Imagined intergroup contact has been shown to be an effective tool to improve intergroup relationships in various settings, yet the application of the strategy among minority group members and across cultures ...
Cross-ethnic friendship self-efficacy: A new predictor of cross-ethnic friendships among children
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2020-10-01)
Across two studies (N-Study 1 = 101; N-Study 2 = 262) conducted among children in the UK, we incorporate Bandura's (1986) self-efficacy theory to intergroup contact literature and introduce the new construct of cross-ethnic ...
Imagined contact in high conflict settings: The role of ethnic group identification and the perspective of minority group members
(Wiley, 2018-01)
Recent contact literature has shown that imagining a positive intergroup encounter improves intergroup attitudes and behaviors, yet less is known about the effects of imagined contact in high conflict settings. We conducted ...
Beyond shifting intergroup attitudes: Intergroup contact's association with socio-cognitive skills and group-based ideologies
(Wiley, 2019-07-01)
We investigated intergroup contact’s cognitively liberalizing function by testing it’s association with socio‐cognitive skills (perspective‐taking and empathy skills, and cognitive flexibility) and group‐based ideologies ...
Investigating the role of E-contact and self-disclosure on improving Turkish-Kurdish interethnic relations
(Wiley, 2021-06)
While recent research has started to pay more attention to the role of contact strategies on promoting intergroup harmony between Turkish and Kurdish communities, the effectiveness of a novel form of indirect contact ...
