Buildingbridges_data.csv

In this paper, we hypothesize that, when American adults are primed to think about a common non-political identity (e.g., shared hobby), they are more likely to think positively about members of the other party. However, based on our original survey experimental data, we find that emphasizing a common non-political identity (e.g. shared hobby) <i>does not</i> improve people’s attitudes towards and desires to interact with outpartisan members. Rather, we find that appealing to a common non-political identity or shared hobby had a <i>negative</i> effect on outpartisan behaviors. This is significant because it suggests that in the context of the United States, the common ingroup identity model (CIIM) does not apply to non-political identities like hobbies in encouraging intergroup contact.  <br>

本研究提出如下假说：当美国成年人被启动思考共同的非政治身份（例如共同的业余爱好）时，他们更有可能对另一政党的成员持积极态度。然而，基于我们原创的调查实验数据，研究发现强调共同的非政治身份（例如共同业余爱好）**并未**改善人们对对立党派成员的态度，以及与他们互动的意愿。相反，我们发现诉诸共同非政治身份或共同业余爱好，会对跨党派行为产生**负面**影响。这一发现具有重要意义，因为它表明在美国语境下，共同内群体身份模型（Common Ingroup Identity Model, CIIM）并不适用于通过业余爱好这类非政治身份来促进群体间接触的场景。