Interracial relationships can satisfy our human need for interpersonal bonds, but face adversity due to racial discrimination. This adversity is not parallel for the involved partners, however, in ways that have implications for relationship outcomes. As such, in the current research, we considered that discrimination may provide an avenue for positive self-expansion for a White partner, insofar as they use it to learn more about their partner's worldview and experience. This is important, as facing racial discrimination could be a reason White partners think about ending their relationship. Thus, identifying processes that mitigate adversity for the White partner could bolster relationship outcomes for both partners and enhance persistence in interracial relationships. Specifically, we tested whether White partners engaging in perspective taking could buffer against the negativity of discrimination. In Study 1 (N = 260), we found that perspective taking was associated with feeling the relationship expanded one's worldview for White partners in interracial relationships (but not for Black or non-White Hispanic partners). In Studies 2-4 (N = 531), we found that partners who engaged in perspective taking when discrimination was salient experienced greater positive self-expansion, which in turn led to greater reports of relationship quality. Collectively, these results suggest that perspective taking provides one process by which interracial relationships can be fortified against the adversity of racial discrimination. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

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歧视不仅仅是浪漫关系中的黑白：对观点采取和自我扩张的考虑。

异族关系可以满足我们人类对人际关系的需求，但会因种族歧视而面临逆境。然而，这种逆境对于所涉及的合作伙伴来说并不是平行的，但在某种程度上会对关系结果产生影响。因此，在目前的研究中，我们认为歧视可能为白人伴侣提供积极的自我扩张途径，因为他们可以利用它来更多地了解伴侣的世界观和经历。这很重要，因为面临种族歧视可能是白人伴侣考虑结束他们的关系的一个原因。因此，确定减轻白人伴侣逆境的过程可以促进双方的关系结果，并增强跨种族关系的持久性。具体来说，我们测试了参与观点的白人伙伴是否可以缓冲歧视的负面影响。在研究 1 (N = 260) 中，我们发现换位思考与感觉这种关系扩展了跨种族关系中白人伴侣的世界观（但不是黑人或非西班牙裔白人伴侣）。在研究 2-4 (N = 531) 中，我们发现在歧视突出时参与观点的合作伙伴经历了更大的积极自我扩张，这反过来导致更多的关系质量报告。总的来说，这些结果表明，采取观点提供了一个过程，通过该过程可以加强种族间的关系以对抗种族歧视的逆境。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA，保留所有权利）。