Positive and negative intergroup contact and newcomer immigrants' psychological adjustment.

Corine Stella Kana KenfackFrancesca PratiSarina SchaeferOliver ChristMiles HewstoneSilvia MoscatelliMonica Rubini

Published in: Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology (2024)

Overall, the results provide insight into the links between differently valenced contact and the psychological well-being of newcomer immigrants. Furthermore, the findings address assumptions about the primacy of negative contact in undermining social attitudes and the important role of positive contact in promoting awareness of the disadvantaged group's situation. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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