The Plymouth Student Scientist
Document Type
Psychology Article
Abstract
The presented research investigates whether intergroup disgust sensitivity (affect-laden construct reflecting individual differences to experience revulsion towards outgroups) predicts greater prejudicial attitudes towards burqas. In addition to investigating the effect of ITGD sensitivity on prejudicial attitudes, types of contact (no contact, imagined contact and physical contact) between participants and an outgroup member were investigated to assess the efficacy of reducing prejudice towards women who wear burqas. ITGD sensitivity along with attitude towards burqas was measured over two sessions. Results indicated that there was no statistically significant effect of ITGD sensitivity or contact type on attitudes towards burqas. However, mean score results indicated that there is some initial evidence suggesting an interaction between ITGD sensitivity and contact to predict prejudicial attitudes.
Publication Date
2012-12-01
Publication Title
The Plymouth Student Scientist
Volume
5
Issue
2
First Page
121
Last Page
144
ISSN
1754-2383
Deposit Date
2019-05-15
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Augarde, Sophie
(2012)
"The effect of ITGD sensitivity and contact on attitudes towards burqas,"
The Plymouth Student Scientist: Vol. 5:
Iss.
2, Article 9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24382/rt8g-m253
Available at:
https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/tpss/vol5/iss2/9
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