Computer-mediated communication and the reduction of prejudice: A controlled longitudinal field experiment among Jews and Arabs in Israel

• Published in: Computers in human behavior Vol. 52; pp. 550 - 558
• Main Authors: Walther, Joseph B., Hoter, Elaine, Ganayem, Asmaa, Shonfeld, Miri
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2015
• Subjects: Computer-mediated communication; Contact hypothesis; Prejudice; Social identification/deindividuation theory; Social information processing theory; Virtual groups; Prejudice; Contact hypothesis; Computer-mediated communication; Social information processing theory; Virtual groups; Social identification/deindividuation theory

•Prejudice among Israeli Jews and Arabs’ declined in yearlong virtual teams.•A longitudinal design and post-test control groups enhance causal conclusions.•The study integrates CMC theory with the intergroup contact hypothesis.•Interpersonal factors correlate with better attitudes toward outgroups a...