When is computer-mediated intergroup contact most promising? Examining the effect of out-group members' anonymity on prejudice

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Highlights：

• We assessed moderators of successful computer-mediated intergroup contact (CMIC).

• We showed that out-group members' anonymity during CMIC indirectly shaped prejudice.

• Anonymity reduced perceived social presence and thereby warm out-group feelings.

• Lower perceived social presence also predicted less positive evaluations of the CMIC.

摘要

•We assessed moderators of successful computer-mediated intergroup contact (CMIC).•We showed that out-group members' anonymity during CMIC indirectly shaped prejudice.•Anonymity reduced perceived social presence and thereby warm out-group feelings.•Lower perceived social presence also predicted less positive evaluations of the CMIC.

论文关键词：Intergroup contact,Prejudice,Anonymity,Social presence,Computer-mediated communication

论文评审过程：Received 20 March 2017, Revised 28 June 2017, Accepted 4 August 2017, Available online 9 August 2017, Version of Record 6 September 2017.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.08.006