Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP150102210

Funding Activity

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https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP150102210

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Approaching the Out group Unlocks Intergroup Contact's Benefits for Society. Extensive research on group desegregation shows that intergroup contact (face-to-face interactions between people of opposing groups) should be encouraged for harmonious group relations; such contact maximises social integration, self-esteem, health, and productivity. However, these benefits are often missed as people actively avoid intergroup contact. This research introduces a theoretically- and empirically-grounded typology of contact approach-avoidance that aims to: identify personal and situational determinants driving out-group approach in natural settings; delineate outcomes of out-group approach for psychological processes critical to intergroup relations; and, indicate new interventions for encouraging intergroup contact.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 24-06-2015

End Date: 31-05-2023

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $293,400.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Psychology | Social and Community Psychology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Ethnicity, Multiculturalism and Migrant Development and Welfare | Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences |

Other Keywords

Ethnicity, Multiculturalism and Migrant Development and Welfare | Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | Psychology | Social and Community Psychology

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