Thomas Fraser Pettigrew
University of California, Santa Cruz
2 papers in the Anchorcite directory, published between 1998 and 2006, cited 14,966 times in total.
ORCID profileResearch topics
- Cultural Differences and Values · 2 papers
- Social and Intergroup Psychology · 2 papers
- Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies · 1 paper
- Social Power and Status Dynamics · 1 paper
Frequent co-authors
- Linda R. Tropp · 1 paper
Papers
- A meta-analytic test of intergroup contact theory.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2006 · 8,965 citations
The present article presents a meta-analytic test of intergroup contact theory. With 713 independent samples from 515 studies, the meta-analysis finds that intergroup contact typically reduces intergroup prejudice. Multiple tests indicate that this finding appears not to result from either…
- INTERGROUP CONTACT THEORYAnnual Review of Psychology · 1998 · 6,001 citations
Allport specified four conditions for optimal intergroup contact: equal group status within the situation, common goals, intergroup cooperation and authority support. Varied research supports the hypothesis, but four problems remain. 1. A selection bias limits cross-sectional studies, since prejudiced people…
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