ABSTRACT

The research presented here examined the relationship between the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, social group identity, intergroup contact, and prejudice. Utilizing a common ingroup identity approach, two datasets, which were composed of data from university students collected via online questionnaires before and after the onset of COVID-19, were combined (N = 511). Participants identified as either one of two subordinate student identities: domestic (i.e. U.S. citizen or permanent resident) or international (i.e. non-U.S. citizen or foreign resident), then reported on the strength of their subordinate and superordinate identity (university identity). Participants also reported on their contact experiences with outgroup members, outgroup stereotypes, and completed a novel intergroup bias task. Results indicated that after the onset of the pandemic, participants more strongly identified with the superordinate group, which predicted greater perceived intergroup contact and lower intergroup bias. Theoretical implications and future directions are discussed.

摘要

这里介绍的研究检查了 COVID-19 大流行的发生、社会群体身份、群体间接触和偏见之间的关系。利用常见的内群体身份方法，将两个数据集组合在一起（N = 511），这些数据集由通过在线问卷收集的大学生在 COVID-19 发病前后的数据组成。参与者被确定为两个下属学生身份之一：国内（即美国公民或永久居民）或国际（即非美国公民或外国居民），然后报告其下属和上级身份（大学身份）的强度。参与者还报告了他们与外群成员的接触经历、外群刻板印象，并完成了一项新的群际偏见任务。结果表明，大流行开始后，参与者更强烈地认同上级群体，这预示着更多的群体间接触和较低的群体间偏见。讨论了理论意义和未来方向。