It Does Not Have to Be Uncomfortable: The Role of Behavioral Scripts in Black-White Interracial Interactions

Autor/inn/en	Avery, Derek R.; Richeson, Jennifer A.; Hebl, Michelle R.; Ambady, Nalini
Titel	It Does Not Have to Be Uncomfortable: The Role of Behavioral Scripts in Black-White Interracial Interactions
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Psychology, 94 (2009) 6, S.1382-1393 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9010
DOI	10.1037/a0016208
Schlagwörter	Interpersonal Communication; Work Environment; Racial Relations; Ethnic Diversity; Social Psychology; Whites; Anxiety; Organizational Climate; Printed Materials; Context Effect; Role; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interpersonale Kommunikation; Arbeitsmilieu; Sozialpsychologie; White; Weißer; Angst; Organisationsklima; Rollen; USA
Abstract	Despite growing racioethnic diversity in U.S. organizations, few organizational studies have focused on Black-White interracial interactions. Two experiments examined the influence of interaction roles, and the social scripts they trigger, on White participants' anxiety during dyadic interactions with Black partners. Results from both studies reveal that White participants exhibited greater discomfort in Black-White interactions than in same-race interactions unless their interaction role offered an accessible script to guide behavior. Thus, the present findings suggest organizations may be able to attenuate anxiety among White employees by (a) providing opportunities for initial Black-White interactions in settings with clearly defined social scripts for behavior and (b) helping them to develop behavioral scripts for naturally occurring Black-White workplace interactions. (Contains 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10