Despite the importance of cultural difference perceptions in intergroup relations, prior work has paid insufficient attention to the intersection between intergroup contact, perceived cultural distance, and policy support. Using cross-sectional data from a community sample of 210 Turkish citizens, this study examined whether perceived cultural distance would mediate the link between intergroup contact and support for Syrian refugee rights. The results showed that perceived cultural distance mediated the relationship between contact quality, but not contact quantity, and support for refugee rights. This mediated relationship was further moderated by political orientation, such that perceived cultural distance mediated the role of contact quality in support for refugee rights only among participants with a leftist (vs. rightist) orientation. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings were discussed, along with a reflection on future research directions. Please refer to the Supplementary Material section to find this article's Community and Social Impact Statement.

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感知到的文化距离是否在群体间接触和对难民权利的支持之间起到中介作用？初步调查

尽管文化差异感知在群体间关系中很重要，但之前的工作对群体间接触、感知文化距离和政策支持之间的交叉点关注不足。本研究使用来自 210 名土耳其公民的社区样本的横断面数据，检验感知的文化距离是否会调节群体间接触与支持叙利亚难民权利之间的联系。结果表明，感知文化距离在接触质量（而非接触数量）与难民权利支持之间起中介作用。政治取向进一步缓和了这种中介关系，因此感知的文化距离仅在左派（与右派）取向的参与者之间调解接触质量在支持难民权利方面的作用。讨论了研究结果的理论和实践意义，以及对未来研究方向的思考。请参阅补充材料部分以查找本文的社区和社会影响声明。