title: The dynamics of interminority extended contact: The role of affective and cognitive mediators.
abstract: Research on intergroup contact and prejudice reduction has dedicated little attention to relations between minority groups. We examined whether interminority extended contact, that is, the knowledge that a member of the minority ingroup has a friend from the minority outgroup, is associated with positive outgroup attitudes. Affective (outgroup empathy and outgroup trust) and cognitive (ingroup norm) mediators were considered.
  
  
  
  Two correlational studies were conducted. Study 1 (N = 640, 50% female, mean age = 44 years) was conducted in Bulgaria among the Bulgarian Turkish and Roma ethnic minorities, while Study 2 (N = 458, 67% female, mean age = 44 years) was conducted in Finland among Estonian and Russian immigrants.
  
  
  
  Path analyses showed that, over and above the effects of direct contact between the minority groups, interminority extended contact was associated with positive outgroup attitudes in both intergroup settings. These effects occurred through empathy (Study 1), trust, and ingroup norms (Study 2).
  
  
  
  The 2 studies highlight interminority extended contact as a means to promote harmonious interminority relationships and suggest the implementation of interventions based on extended contact to reduce interminority prejudice and to foster solidarity among minorities. (PsycINFO Database Record
authors.affiliation: Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne.
authors.forename: Emilio Paolo
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Visintin
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki.
authors.forename: Asteria
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-1269-302X
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brylka
authors.affiliation: Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne.
authors.forename: Eva G T
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Green
authors.affiliation: Open Unitversity, University of Helsinki.
authors.forename: Tuuli Anna
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Mähönen
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki.
authors.forename: Inga
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jasinskaja-Lahti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002031:Bulgaria / Q000208:ethnology; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004645:Empathy / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000208:ethnology; D033062:Friends / Q000523:psychology; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology*; D011287:Prejudice / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D012933:Social Identification; D035502:Trust / Q000523:psychology