Compared to the impressive amount of research on consequences of intergroup contact, relatively little work has been devoted to predictors of intergroup contact. Although opportunities for intergroup contact are constantly growing in modern diverse societies, these contact opportunities are not necessarily exploited. In the present review article, we describe current research on predictors of intergroup contact and drivers of contact seeking on a micro‐, meso‐, and macro‐level. We provide an overview of predictors, while focusing on recent research that is especially relevant for designing interventions and planning social policies aiming at increasing contact between different groups in varied societies. On the micro‐level, we discuss relational self‐expansion motives and confidence in contact as predictors of intergroup contact. On the meso‐level, we focus on the role of intragroup processes and historical intergroup conflicts in facilitating contact. On the macro‐level, we reflect on changing societal norms as a potential tool to increase the frequency intergroup contact. By focusing on the applied value of research findings, discussing diverse predictors, and applying a multilevel approach, we also address recent criticisms of the intergroup contact literature and demonstrate the generative nature of contemporary research in this area.

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我们如何让人们接触？群体间联系的预测因素和联系寻求的驱动因素

与对群际接触后果的大量研究相比，针对群际接触的预测因素的研究相对较少。尽管在现代多元化社会中，群体间接触的机会不断增加，但这些接触机会并不一定被利用。在本综述文章中，我们描述了当前关于群体间接触预测因素和接触寻求驱动因素的研究，包括微观、中观和宏观层面。我们提供了预测因素的概述，同时关注最近的研究，这些研究与设计干预措施和规划旨在增加不同社会不同群体之间联系的社会政策特别相关。在微观层面上，我们讨论了作为群体间接触预测因素的关系自我扩张动机和接触信心。在中观层面，我们关注群体内过程和历史群体间冲突在促进联系方面的作用。在宏观层面，我们将不断变化的社会规范作为增加群体间接触频率的潜在工具进行反思。通过关注研究结果的应用价值，讨论不同的预测因素，并应用多层次的方法，我们还解决了最近对群际联系文献的批评，并展示了这一领域当代研究的生成性。