@article{ref1,
title="What makes a young assertive bystander? The effect of intergroup contact, empathy, cultural openness, and in-group bias on assertive bystander intervention intentions",
journal="Journal of Social Issues",
year="2014",
author="Abbott, Nicola and Cameron, Lindsey",
volume="70",
number="1",
pages="167-182",
abstract="The present research tests the indirect effects of intergroup contact on adolescents' bystander intervention intentions via four potential mediators: &quot;empathy,&quot; &quot;cultural openness,&quot; &quot;in-group bias,&quot; and &quot;intergroup anxiety.&quot; British adolescents (N = 855), aged 11-13 years, completed measures of intergroup (interethnic) contact and the identified indirect variables. Intended bystander behavior was measured by presenting participants with an intergroup (immigrant) name-calling scenario. Participants rated the extent to which they would behave assertively. The findings extend previous intergroup contact research by showing a significant indirect effect of intergroup contact on assertive bystander intentions via empathy, cultural openness and in-group bias (but not via intergroup anxiety). Theoretical implications and practical suggestions for future prejudice-reduction interventions are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4537",
doi="10.1111/josi.12053",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/josi.12053"
}