Similarity enhances psychological compatibility: Serial mediation effect of psychological kinship and intergroup contact.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study elucidates the relationship between similarity and ethnic psychological compatibility and its underlying psychological mechanisms. According to kin selection theory, similarity can promote ethnic psychological compatibility by enhancing psychological kinship and intergroup contact.

Participants

and methods: A questionnaire survey was administered to 1523 participants from 25 ethnic groups in China. Data analysis was carried out via conditional process modelling. A multigroup comparison of mediation models between the ethnic majority and minorities was detected via the Stats Tools Package.

Results

Our findings demonstrated that: (1) cultural and attitude similarity both showed a significant positive correlation with ethnic psychological compatibility

SUBMITTER: He J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11378894 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature