University students’ social contact with Chilean indigenous people: structure and associations with stereotypes

In non-indigenous Chilean university students, this study examined (1) the two-dimensional structure (quantity and quality) of social contact with the Mapuche people, and (2) the associations of these dimensions with stereotypes attributed to this group in a context of interethnic conflict. A purpos...

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Autores: Salazar-Fernández, Camila, Saiz, José L.
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2024
País:Perú
Recursos:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositório:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:espanhol
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/27885
Acesso em linha:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/psicologia/article/view/27885
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Intergroup contact
Stereotypes
University students
Chilean indigenous people
Intergroup conflict
Contacto intergrupos
Estereotipos
Estudiantes universitarios
Indígenas chilenos
Conflicto intergrupos
Contacts intergroupes
Stéréotypes
Étudiants universitaires
Indigènes chiliens
Conflits intergroupes
Contato intergrupal
Estereótipos
Estudantes universitários
Conflito intergrupal
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Resumo:In non-indigenous Chilean university students, this study examined (1) the two-dimensional structure (quantity and quality) of social contact with the Mapuche people, and (2) the associations of these dimensions with stereotypes attributed to this group in a context of interethnic conflict. A purposive sample of 332 participants reported on their contact with the Mapuche, both in quantity and quality, and their adherence to various positive and negative stereotypes about this outgroup. The results supported an oblique factorial structure of contact (quantity and quality), revealing significant correlations between these factors and the stereotypes. Importantly, the quality of contact demonstrated more intense associations with stereotypes compared to its quantity. The latent interaction between quantity and quality did not significantly impact stereotypes. The study highlights the need to differentiate quantity and quality of contact when examining their relationships with other psychosocial constructs.