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Does Intercultural Contact Increase Anti-Racist Behavior on Social Network Sites?

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  • Chiara Imperato

    (Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and Cultural Industries, University of Parma, 43121 Parma, Italy)

  • Brian T. Keum

    (Department of Social Welfare, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA)

  • Tiziana Mancini

    (Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and Cultural Industries, University of Parma, 43121 Parma, Italy)

Abstract

Empirical attention on online intercultural contact and prejudice reduction are increasing. Nevertheless, still little is known on processes that could influence the contact–prejudice relation as well as the relation between online contact and anti-racist behavior. Based on literature on intergroup contact, the present study aims to fill these gaps, focusing on online intergroup relationships between people from different countries. Specifically, it examines whether and to what extent empathic feelings and online community commitment mediate the relationship between online intergroup contact and both perceived ethnic discrimination and anti-racist behavior on Facebook. We collected data from a predominantly Italian sample of 1018 Facebook users ( M age = 30.03, SD age = 11.09; females: 80.01%); participants filled in an online questionnaire. A semi-full Structural Equation Modeling was used to test hypotheses. The results confirmed that when intergroup contact was established, such contact was able to increase the sense of being committed to the online community, which increased the perception of online discrimination towards ethnic and racial minorities, which in turn was able to increase the anti-racist behavior. The ambivalent role of the empathy in online contexts will be discussed.

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  • Chiara Imperato & Brian T. Keum & Tiziana Mancini, 2021. "Does Intercultural Contact Increase Anti-Racist Behavior on Social Network Sites?," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 10(6), pages 1-14, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:10:y:2021:i:6:p:207-:d:567064
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    1. Tiziana Mancini & Chiara Imperato, 2020. "Can Social Networks Make Us More Sensitive to Social Discrimination? E-Contact, Identity Processes and Perception of Online Sexual Discrimination in a Sample of Facebook Users," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 9(4), pages 1-11, April.
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