Date of Award
12-14-2009
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dominic Parrott - Committee Member
Second Advisor
Eric Vanman - Committee Member
Third Advisor
Tracie Stewart - Committee Member
Abstract
The intergroup contact effect is well-documented in the research literature (for a meta-analysis see Pettigrew & Tropp, 2006). Although researchers have identified a few moderators of the contact effect, the constraints under which the contact effect is optimally effective are not well understood. The current research explored two individual difference measures related to anti-gay attitudes, AIDS stigma and motivation to respond without prejudice (internal and external motivation), as potential moderators of the contact effect on heterosexual men’s attitudes towards gay men. Results indicated that increased external motivation and AIDS stigma hinder the benefits of contact for anti-gay attitudes. Implications of these findings for understanding how intergroup contact serves as a prejudice-reduction technique are discussed.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/1331401
Recommended Citation
Elliott, Lisa Ann, "The Reduction of Anti-Gay Bias through Interpersonal Contact: The Moderating Roles of HIV Stigma and Motivation to Respond without Prejudice.." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2009.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/1331401