Direct and Mediated Intercultural Contact: Koreans' Attitudes toward U.S. Americans

Abstract

Guided by the intergroup contact hypothesis, this study tested two models examining the associations among Korean young adults' consumption of U.S. dramas, direct contact with a U.S. American person, and their attitudes toward U.S. Americans in general. Results demonstrated that personal contact and mediated contact had a positive effect on intergroup attitudes, but that frequency of personal contact was a negative contributor. Mediated contact had different and stronger influences on participants' intergroup attitudes when they did not have personal contact with U.S. Americans. In addition, intergroup anxiety played a significant role in the contact modes and attitudes links.     

齐文化浸濡下张炜小说对“流浪”的言说

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浅谈二语习得互动假说

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克拉申的情感过滤假说对高职英语教学的启示

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Comparison of China/USA science and technology performance

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陶渊明与隐士文化

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从高校体育在终身体育中的地位看当今学校体育的方向

分析高校体育在终身体育中的地位,重点阐述学校体育今后的发展方向。     

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