Allport’s four contact conditions work best integrated together, not separately

Evidence

Consequently, we employed two global indicators of Allport’s proposed conditions – intergroup friendship and structured programs for optimal contact. These ratings actually offer more direct tests of the theory than our original approach, since Allport held that his four conditions should be integrated and implemented together, rather than listing them as variables to be considered individually. In addition, these two indices offer a stringent test of Allport’s contentions, because they are negatively related to each other (p < 0.001). Indeed, only 4 of the 134 samples that experienced optimal structured contact used friends as the measure of contact. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 1692 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Consequently, we employed two global indicators of Allport’s proposed conditions – intergroup friendship and structured programs for optimal contact. These ratings actually offer more direct tests of the theory than our original approach, since Allport held that his four conditions should be integrated and implemented together, rather than listing them as variables to be considered individually. In addition, these two indices offer a stringent test of Allport’s contentions, because they are negatively related to each other (p < 0.001). Indeed, only 4 of the 134 samples that experienced optimal structured contact used friends as the measure of contact. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1692 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

This procedure actually offers a more direct test of the original theory, as Allport advanced his four conditions as a necessary package for positive contact effects rather than as a listing of variables that must be considered individually. — Thomas F. Pettigrew, Linda R. Tropp, A Meta-Analytic Test of Intergroup…, 90 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Allport’s optimal contact conditions are facilitating rather than essential — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 1709; Allport’s four contact conditions were meant to operate jointly, not as separate variables — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1692; Allport’s four contact conditions must operate together, not individually. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 1692 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Allport’s four contact conditions must operate together, not individually. #corroborates (0.98) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 1692
• Allport’s four contact conditions were meant to operate jointly, not as separate variables #corroborates (0.97) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1692
• Allport’s contact conditions function as a package, not separable variables. #corroborates (0.97) — Thomas F. Pettigrew, Linda R. Tropp, A Meta-Analytic Test of Intergroup…, 90