Durably reducing transphobia: A field experiment on door-to-door canvassing
Durably reducing transphobia: A field experiment on door-to-door canvassing
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DOI：
10.1126/science.aad9713
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发表时间：
2016-04-08
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影响因子：
56.9
通讯作者：
Kalla, Joshua
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作者：
Broockman, David;Kalla, Joshua
现有的研究表明，群体间的偏见根深蒂固，需要大力干预才能持久减少。在这里，我们表明，一个大约10分钟的谈话，鼓励积极采取别人的观点可以显着减少偏见至少3个月。我们在南佛罗里达针对反跨性别偏见进行了挨家挨户的游说干预，以此来说明这种潜力。尽管同性恋恐惧症有所下降，但跨性别恐惧症仍然普遍存在。为了进行干预，56名游说者挨家挨户地鼓励501名选民在选民家门口积极换位思考。一项随机试验发现，这些对话大大减少了跨性别恐惧症，降幅大于1998年至2012年美国人对同性恋恐惧症的平均降幅。这些影响持续了3个月，跨性别和非跨性别游说者都有效。干预也增加了对非歧视法的支持，即使在选民面临反驳之后。
Existing research depicts intergroup prejudices as deeply ingrained, requiring intense intervention to lastingly reduce. Here, we show that a single approximately 10-minute conversation encouraging actively taking the perspective of others can markedly reduce prejudice for at least 3 months. We illustrate this potential with a door-to-door canvassing intervention in South Florida targeting antitransgender prejudice. Despite declines in homophobia, transphobia remains pervasive. For the intervention, 56 canvassers went door to door encouraging active perspective-taking with 501 voters at voters' doorsteps. A randomized trial found that these conversations substantially reduced transphobia, with decreases greater than Americans' average decrease in homophobia from 1998 to 2012. These effects persisted for 3 months, and both transgender and nontransgender canvassers were effective. The intervention also increased support for a nondiscrimination law, even after exposing voters to counterarguments.