Abstract We examined aversive affect and racism as predictors of differences in helping White versus Black targets. According to aversive racism theory, Whites may express egalitarian attitudes but experience discomfort in interracial interactions, producing discrimination. Participants completed racism measures and reported their likelihood of helping White or Black targets. Racism negligibly predicted discriminatory helping across studies. In Studies 2 and 3, participants experiencing aversive affect were less likely to help Black than White targets. Results demonstrate negative feelings, more so than racial biases, impacts discriminatory helping. We hope to inspire future research examining why White bystanders experience aversion in interracial helping.

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厌恶情绪与种族主义作为种族歧视的预测因素

摘要 我们研究了厌恶情绪和种族主义作为帮助白人与黑人目标的差异的预测因素。根据厌恶种族主义理论，白人可能会表达平等态度，但在跨种族互动中会感到不适，从而产生歧视。参与者完成了种族主义措施，并报告了他们帮助白人或黑人目标的可能性。种族主义可以忽略不计地预测跨研究的歧视性帮助。在研究 2 和 3 中，经历厌恶情绪的参与者帮助黑人目标的可能性低于白人目标。结果表明，负面情绪比种族偏见更能影响歧视性帮助。我们希望激发未来的研究，研究为什么白人旁观者会厌恶跨种族帮助。