Across two experimental studies, this research examined the effects of positive and negative imagined intergroup contact on adolescents’ (Study 1, N = 124) and early adults’ (Study 2, N = 169) stereotype content, emotions, and behavioral intentions toward two immigrant groups in Spain: Ecuadorians, a valued group, and Moroccans, a devalued group. The results showed that the imagined contact valence influenced only adolescents’ outgroup evaluations and only toward Moroccans, the devalued targeted group. Specifically, negative contact indirectly triggered passive harm tendencies through increased negative emotions toward Moroccans. Our findings support previous studies regarding the stronger effect of negative contact on attitudes toward devalued outgroups.

中文翻译：

---

想象接触效价对青少年和早期成人对族群的刻板印象、情绪和行为意图的影响

在两项实验研究中，这项研究检验了正面和负面想象的群体间接触对青少年（研究 1，N  = 124）和早期成人（研究 2，N  = 169）的刻板印象内容、情绪和对两个人的行为意图的影响。西班牙的移民群体：厄瓜多尔人，一个有价值的群体，摩洛哥人，一个被贬低的群体。结果表明，想象的接触效价仅影响青少年的外群体评价，并且仅影响摩洛哥人，即被贬值的目标群体。具体而言，负面接触通过增加对摩洛哥人的负面情绪间接引发被动伤害倾向。我们的研究结果支持先前关于消极接触对贬值外群体态度的更强影响的研究。