Suppressing Emotions Toward Stereotyped Targets: The Impact on Willingness to Engage in Contact

Volume: 26, Issue: 3, Pages: 276 - 287
Published: Jun 1, 2008
Abstract
This paper explores the effects of emotional suppression toward a stereotyped target as a function of the perceivers' prejudice. Heterosexual male participants watched a video of a gay couple with emotional suppression instructions or no instructions. Similar to the emotional regulation literature, low prejudice participants reported less positive emotion under emotional suppression compared to the control group. However, high prejudice...
Paper Details
Title
Suppressing Emotions Toward Stereotyped Targets: The Impact on Willingness to Engage in Contact
Published Date
Jun 1, 2008
Volume
26
Issue
3
Pages
276 - 287
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