Intergroup contact is repeatedly proven to lead to better intergroup attitudes. We sought to explore a new path through which this happens. We propose that contact can enhance inclusiveness of social identity, the recognition of common features needed to perceive someone as an in‐group member even though not all characteristics are shared. This, in turn, leads to more favorable attitudes. We investigated this among young people from majority and minority ethnic groups from two Western Balkans countries with a recent history of conflict: Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. The relation between the frequency and quality of contact and prejudice reduction was partially mediated by social identity inclusiveness. We discuss the opportunities and pitfalls related to constructing inclusive social identities in post‐conflict societies, as well as the similarities and differences between minority and majority perspectives.

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如何认识他人使我们更具包容性：社会身份包容性可以调节人际交往对团体接受的影响

群体间的接触被反复证明可以带来更好的群体间态度。我们试图探索一条新的途径来实现这一目标。我们建议接触可以增强社会认同感的包容性，即使不是所有特征都可以共享，也可以认识到将某人视为团体成员所需的共同特征。反过来，这导致了更有利的态度。我们在波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那和塞尔维亚这两个最近有冲突历史的西部巴尔干国家的多数和少数族裔年轻人中进行了调查。接触频率和质量与减少偏见之间的关系部分由社会身份包容性介导。我们讨论了在冲突后社会中与建立包容性社会认同相关的机遇和陷阱，