Applying acceptance, mindfulness, and values to the reduction of prejudice - A pilot study

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Lillis, Jason
Hayes, Steven C.

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2007

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acceptance , acceptance and commitment therapy , mindfulness , prejudice , racism , values

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Two classroom approaches to reducing racial and ethnic prejudice among college students were compared: a class session based on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and an educational lecture drawn from a textbook on the psychology of racial differences. Undergraduates who were enrolled in two separate classes on racial differences were exposed to each approach in a counterbalanced order. Results indicate that only the ACT intervention was effective in increasing positive behavioral intentions at post and a I-week follow-up. These changes were associated with other self-reported changes that fit with the ACT model. Implications of a potentially new model of prejudice are briefly discussed.

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0145-4455

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