Positive intergroup contact, under some conditions, can undermine the interest of members of both socially disadvantaged and advantaged groups to act for equality. However, little is known about whether similar effects appear in a unique form of intergroup relations, gender relations. In two correlational studies and two experiments, we investigated the relationships among quality of contact, perceived discrimination, fusion with the feminist movement, and willingness to engage in collective action for women’s rights. For women (Study 1a), positive contact with men was associated with less perceived discrimination, less fusion, and less collective action. For men (Study 1b), the relationships were in the opposite direction. Studies 2a and 2b revealed that recalling experiences of gender discrimination nullified the effects of contact for both women and men as compared to a control condition. Thus, when discrimination is not explicitly recognized, positive contact might have sedative effects on women, but mobilizing effects on men.

在某些情况下，积极的群体间接触会破坏社会弱势群体和优势群体成员为平等而行动的兴趣。然而，关于类似的影响是否会出现在一种独特的群体间关系，性别关系中，我们知之甚少。在两项相关研究和两项实验中，我们调查了接触质量、感知到的歧视、与女权运动的融合以及为妇女权利参与集体行动的意愿之间的关系。对于女性（研究 1a），与男性的积极接触与更少的感知歧视、更少的融合和更少的集体行动相关。对于男性（研究 1b），关系方向相反。研究 2a 和 2b 表明，与对照条件相比，回忆性别歧视的经历可以消除接触对女性和男性的影响。因此，当歧视没有得到明确承认时，积极的接触可能对女性产生镇静作用，但对男性产生动员作用。