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  • Social Psychology
  • Intergroup Relations
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Daily interracial interactions are common due to diverse social settings.
  • Research indicates that interracial interactions often involve stress.
  • Understanding factors influencing the success of these interactions is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the daily experiences of same-race and mixed-race college roommates.
  • To identify how racial dynamics affect emotional experiences and perceptions over time.
  • To explore mediators of negative outcomes in interracial roommate dyads.

Main Methods:

  • College students in same-race and mixed-race roommate pairs completed daily surveys.
  • Measures included emotional experiences and perceptions of roommates.
  • Mediation analyses were used to test the role of intimacy-building behaviors.

Main Results:

  • Roommates in mixed-race dyads reported lower positive emotions and intimacy compared to same-race dyads.
  • Positive emotions declined over time for ethnic minority students with White roommates.
  • Lower levels of intimacy-building behaviors mediated the negative effects of roommate race.

Conclusions:

  • Roommate race influences the quality of daily interactions and emotional experiences.
  • Intimacy-building behaviors are key to mitigating negative effects in mixed-race dyads.
  • Findings have implications for university housing policies and fostering positive intergroup contact.