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  • Intergroup Relations
  • Prejudice Reduction

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  • Dehumanisation, denying others' humanity, is a severe form of intergroup prejudice.
  • Perceiving complexity in outgroup members has been shown to reduce prejudice.
  • The role of emotional complexity in reducing dehumanisation remains under-explored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether emotional complexity, specifically the experience of mixed-valence emotions, reduces dehumanisation of outgroups.
  • To examine this effect across different target groups, including fictitious and real-world groups.
  • To understand the potential of emotional complexity as a novel strategy for prejudice reduction.

Main Methods:

  • Three experiments were conducted to test the hypothesis.
  • Participants perceived fictitious or real-world outgroup members experiencing emotions presented in mixed-valence or non-mixed-valence conditions.
  • Measures included dehumanisation, prejudice, and social distance.

Main Results:

  • Perceiving mixed-valence emotions in outgroups led to reduced prejudice.
  • This reduction in prejudice was mediated by attenuated dehumanisation.
  • The findings were consistent across fictitious and real-world outgroup targets, including familiar groups.

Conclusions:

  • Emotional complexity, defined as the joint experience of mixed-valence emotions, offers a novel route to reduce outgroup dehumanisation.
  • Presenting outgroups as experiencing mixed emotions can decrease prejudice and social distance.
  • This research highlights a promising avenue for intergroup harmony and understanding.