TY - JOUR
T1 - Does Digital Intergroup Contact Reduce Prejudice? A Meta-Analysis
AU - da Costa, Leonor Pereira
AU - Bierwiaczonek, Kinga
AU - Bianchi, Mauro
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PY - 2024/7/1
Y1 - 2024/7/1
N2 - With the ubiquity of technology in the modern life, contact between different social groups via different digital means is an everyday reality. Can such a digital intergroup contact reduce prejudice, or does it exacerbate it? In this study, we summarize the present evidence on the links between intergroup digital contact and prejudice in a variety of intergroup contexts. We meta-analyzed experimental and correlational evidence from 88 independent samples (n = 9,385). Digital intergroup contact showed a small but significant effect consistent with prejudice reduction (g = 0.25). Direct digital contact showed larger effect than indirect forms of contact, and contact via computer-mediated communication showed larger effects than contact achieved via other activities such as interacting with nonplayable characters or embodiment. The effects were similar regardless of the type of out-group targeted by prejudice. Overall, meta-analytical results suggest that digital intergroup contact may reduce prejudice.
AB - With the ubiquity of technology in the modern life, contact between different social groups via different digital means is an everyday reality. Can such a digital intergroup contact reduce prejudice, or does it exacerbate it? In this study, we summarize the present evidence on the links between intergroup digital contact and prejudice in a variety of intergroup contexts. We meta-analyzed experimental and correlational evidence from 88 independent samples (n = 9,385). Digital intergroup contact showed a small but significant effect consistent with prejudice reduction (g = 0.25). Direct digital contact showed larger effect than indirect forms of contact, and contact via computer-mediated communication showed larger effects than contact achieved via other activities such as interacting with nonplayable characters or embodiment. The effects were similar regardless of the type of out-group targeted by prejudice. Overall, meta-analytical results suggest that digital intergroup contact may reduce prejudice.
KW - Communication
KW - Group Processes
KW - Humans
KW - Interpersonal Relations
KW - Prejudice/psychology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85197223113&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1089/cyber.2023.0591
DO - 10.1089/cyber.2023.0591
M3 - Article
C2 - 38721920
AN - SCOPUS:85197223113
SN - 2152-2715
VL - 27
SP - 440
EP - 451
JO - Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
JF - Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
IS - 7
M1 - 7
ER -