Intergroup contact theory suggests that developing a close relationship with outgroup members ameliorates the negative impact of prejudice that individuals perceive from outgroup members. This article specifically investigates the moderating role of cross-ethnic self-disclosure in the link between international students’ perceived ethnic/racial prejudice and depression as well as loneliness. One hundred and forty-three international students in Japan were asked to rate their perceived prejudice, depression, and loneliness as well as their self-disclosure to host nationals. The results showed that self-disclosure buffers the negative effects of prejudice on depression and loneliness such that international students who were more likely to disclose themselves to host nationals were less likely to be influenced by prejudice. Theoretical and practical contributions are

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跨种族自我披露缓冲偏见对国际学生心理和社会福祉的负面影响

群际接触理论表明，与外群成员建立密切关系可以减轻个人从外群成员那里感知到的偏见的负面影响。本文专门研究了跨种族自我表露在国际学生感知的种族/种族偏见与抑郁和孤独之间的联系中的调节作用。143 名在日本的国际学生被要求对他们感知到的偏见、抑郁和孤独以及他们向东道国国民的自我披露进行评分。结果表明，自我表露可以缓冲偏见对抑郁和孤独的负面影响，因此更有可能向东道国国民表露自己的国际学生不太可能受到偏见的影响。