Transcript Asians` Attitudes Toward Interracial Dating

Asians’ Attitudes Toward Interracial Dating
Roxie Chuang, Psychology Department, Wesleyan University
Advisor: Clara Wilkins
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15% of all new marriages in the U.S. in 2010 were
interracial. Among all newlyweds Asians (28%) are
most likely to marry outside their race. (Pew Research
Center, 2012)
The most frequent type of intermarriage occurs
between White males and Asian females. (Fryer, 2007)
The study examined how Asian men and women
perceive couples that are all-Asian, all-White, consist of
an Asian male and a White female and couples with a
White male and Asian female. It also examined factors
that affect these evaluations.
Asian men reported the least warmth toward White male-Asian female couple
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WMAF
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Warmth Toward Couple
Introduction
Asian Women will not show difference in warmth toward White male-Asian female
and Asian male-White female couples. Due to the low ratio of Asian male-White
female combination, there is likely no perceived scarcity of Asian men.
Methods
Participants: (recruited from Mturk)
145 East Asian American individuals (51% female,
Mage=29.00)
Procedure/Measures:
Participants indicated their warmth toward four types of
couples— all Asian, all White, White male-Asian female,
and Asian male-White female with a feeling thermometer.
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Supports competition hypothesis
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Men
Women
Both Asian men and women reported greater warmth toward all Asian couple
Warmth Toward Couple
Asian men will indicate the least warmth toward White
male-Asian female couples due to the high ratio of White
male-Asian female combination, which leads Asian men to
perceive Asian female as scarce resource. (see Realistic
Group Conflict Theory: Sherif & Sherif, 1953)
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Hypothesis
Competition Hypothesis:
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WMWF
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AMAF
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t(70) = 3.80, p < .001
Demonstrates in-group bias
Men
Women
Results
The more important Asian men thought finding an Asian partner was, the more negative they felt
toward White male-Asian female couple, r(71) = -.23, p = .06.
The higher availability of dateable Asian men that Asian women thought there was, the less they cared
about Asian men dating White women, r(73) = .228, p = .05.
References
Fryer, R.G. (2007). Guess who's been coming to dinner? trends in interracial marriage over the 20th century. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 21(2), 71-90.
Sherif, M., & Sherif, C. (1953). Groups in harmony and tension; an integration of studies on intergroup relations. New York: Harper.
Pew Research Center (2012). Pew Research Center analysis of 2008-2010 American Community Surveys (ACS) Integrated Public Use Microdata Sample