We investigated the role of positive and negative contact on outgroup attitudes, collective action tendencies, and psychological well-being among minority (Kurds) and majority (Turks) group members in a conflict area (N = 527), testing ingroup identification, relative deprivation, and perceived discrimination as potential mediators in these associations. Contrary to recent research studies demonstrating the superiority of negative contact effects, positive contact was generally a stronger determinant of the dependent variables, directly and indirectly, in both groups, although negative contact also had some direct and indirect associations with the outcomes. Findings highlight the need to incorporate the role of positive and negative contact to provide a full understanding of the potential benefits/costs of the contact strategy in conflict settings.

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有意，无意和未知的联系后果

我们调查了正面和负面接触在冲突地区（N = 527）的少数群体（Kurds）和多数群体（Turks）成员中的外向态度，集体行动倾向和心理健康的作用，测试了群体识别，相对剥夺，并认为歧视是这些协会的潜在中介者。与最近的研究表明负接触效应的优势相反，在两组中，正接触通常直接或间接地决定了因变量，尽管负接触也与结果直接或间接相关。