Testing a contact intervention based on intergroup friendship between Roma and non‐Roma Hungarians: reducing bias through institutional support in a non‐supportive societal context

• DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12422
• Publication Date: 2016-12-09T13:06:45Z
• Authors: Anna Kende; Linda Tropp; Nóra Anna Lantos
• Keywords: Prejudice (legal term); Contact hypothesis; Contact Theory

Abstract Although intergroup friendships have been shown to reduce prejudice, little research has considered whether interventions fostering friendship would be effective in highly prejudicial contexts. We conducted a quasi‐experiment ( N = 61) test contact‐based intervention based on could bias against Roma people among non‐Roma Hungarians. Participants the contact condition engaged face‐to‐face interaction with person, and responded questions involving mutual self‐disclosure. Through pre‐ post‐test questionnaires, we observed significant positive change attitudes intentions participants condition, while these effects were not control condition. Positive was moderated by perceived institutional norms, which corroborates potential of interventions.