Two studies were conducted to examine the relationship between three different types of intergroup contact (i.e., direct contact, extended contact, and online contact) and outgroup evaluation, and the moderating effect of group status and sociopolitical contexts across two cultural contexts. A total of 75 European Americans (majority) and 44 Chinese Americans (minority) participated in Study 1; whereas 61 Javanese (majority) and 72 Chinese Indonesians (minority) participated in Study 2. In both studies, participants completed an outgroup feeling thermometer as well as a set of questionnaires measuring intergroup contact, perceived outgroup political power, perceived outgroup economic power, perceived government support, and perceived quality of the current intergroup relations. Results from the two studies revealed that although contact was beneficial in both cultural contexts, there were notable moderators of the links between contact and outgroup evaluations. Specifically, the value of direct contact was greater for the minority group members in the United States, extended contact only mattered in a specific condition when the perceived government support was taken into account in the United States, and online contact was beneficial across group status in the Indonesian context. Overall, the findings provide evidence of the need to take into account the role of specific sociopolitical relations between the two groups in intergroup relations research.

进行了两项研究，以检验三种不同类型的群体间接触（即直接接触，扩展接触和在线接触）和群体评价之间的关系，以及群体地位和社会文化背景在两种文化背景下的调节作用。共有75位欧美裔美国人（大多数）和44位华裔美国人（少数民族）参加了研究1；而61名爪哇人（大多数）和72名印尼华人（少数民族）参加了研究2。在两项研究中，参与者均完成了群体外感温度计以及一组问卷，这些问卷测量了群体间的接触，感知到的群体政治力量，感知到的群体经济力量，感知力。政府的支持，以及当前群体间关系的质量。两项研究的结果表明，尽管接触在两种文化背景中都是有益的，但在接触与群体评价之间存在显着的协调作用。具体来说，在美国，少数群体成员的直接联系价值更大，只有在考虑到美国政府的支持的情况下，扩展联系才在特定条件下才有意义，而在线联系在整个美国的整个群体中都是有益的印尼语境。总体而言，这些发现提供了证据，有必要在群体间关系研究中考虑两组之间特定社会政治关系的作用。对于美国的少数群体成员而言，直接联系的价值更大，只有在考虑到美国政府的支持的情况下，扩展联系才在特定条件下才有意义，而在线联系在印度尼西亚语中对整个群体都是有益的上下文。总体而言，这些发现提供了证据，有必要在群体间关系研究中考虑两组之间特定社会政治关系的作用。对于美国的少数群体成员而言，直接联系的价值更大，只有在考虑到美国政府的支持的情况下，扩展联系才在特定条件下才有意义，而在线联系在印度尼西亚语中对整个群体都是有益的上下文。总体而言，这些发现提供了证据，有必要在群体间关系研究中考虑两组之间特定社会政治关系的作用。