Resumen de "In the worst rather than the best of times: Effects of salient intergroup ideology in threatening intergroup interactions": Correction to Vorauer and Sasaki (2011).
Reports an error in "In the worst rather than the best of times: Effects of salient intergroup ideology in threatening intergroup interactions" by Jacquie D. Vorauer and Stacey J. Sasaki (Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2011[Aug], Vol 101[2], 307-320). In the article, there was an error in the reported interpretation of the results of the regression analyses in this article. The contrast coding procedure for the regression analyses and the predicted values are accurately reported. However, the contrast coding procedure that was used tested contrasts with the grand mean across all of the ideology conditions rather than contrasts with the no-message control condition. Readers interested in the results of alternative contrasts may contact the first author for details. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2011-04647-001.) Three studies demonstrated that a salient multicultural ideology increases hostile treatment of threatening outgroup interaction partners. The effect of multiculturalism on hostile behavior was evident regardless of whether threat was operationalized in terms of disagreement with an outgroup partner on important social issues (Studies 1 and 3) or rejection by the partner (Study 2). Moreover, the results clearly point to the learning orientation fostered by multiculturalism-as opposed to other factors such as enhanced other-focus, group-level attributions, or focus on differences-as the critical mediator of its effect on hostile behavior under threat. Thus, it appears that multiculturalism enhances the expression of hostility because it prompts individuals to really engage with and attach meaning and importance to threatening behaviors exhibited by outgroup members. The effects of multiculturalism were distinct from those of anti-racism and color-blindness, which set in motion processes that in many respects are directly opposite to those instantiated by multiculturalism. The findings highlight that the behavioral implications of multiculturalism may be quite different in conflictual interactions than they have previously been demonstrated to be in less threatening exchanges. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved)
