@article {3051, title = {Direct and extended friendship effects on minority and majority children{\textquoteright}s interethnic attitudes: a longitudinal study}, journal = {Child Dev}, volume = {80}, number = {2}, year = {2009}, note = {Feddes, Allard R
Noack, Peter
Rutland, Adam
eng
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov{\textquoteright}t
2009/05/27 09:00
Child Dev. 2009 Mar-Apr;80(2):377-90. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01266.x.}, month = {Mar-Apr}, pages = {377-90}, abstract = {Longitudinal direct and extended cross-ethnic friendship effects on out-group evaluations among German (majority status, N = 76) and Turkish (minority status, N = 73) children (age 7-11 years) in ethnically heterogeneous elementary schools were examined at the beginning and end of the school year (time lag: 7 months). The results showed that among majority status children, but not minority status children, direct cross-ethnic friendship predicted over time positive out-group evaluations. This association was partly mediated by perceived social norms about cross-ethnic friendship relations. No longitudinal effects of extended cross-ethnic friendship were found. These results suggest that in ethnically heterogeneous contexts, direct friendship is more effective in changing intergroup attitudes than extended friendship and that social status moderates direct friendship effects.}, keywords = {*Interpersonal Relations, Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior/*psychology, Attitude/*ethnology, Ethnic Groups/*psychology, Female, Friends/*ethnology/psychology, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Minority Groups/*psychology, Portugal, Schools, Social Environment, Students/*psychology, Turkey/ethnology}, isbn = {1467-8624 (Electronic)
0009-3920 (Linking)}, author = {Feddes, A. R. and Noack, P. and Rutland, A.} }