Abstract. The current paper describes an effort to develop an integrated theory – integrated mediated intergroup contact (IMIC) model – to account for the two types of mediated intergroup contact (parasocial and vicarious) that have been shown to help with prejudice reduction. To this end, our model applies concepts from intergroup contact theory, parasocial and vicarious research, and narrative transportation theory. The present research expands our theoretical understanding of how entertainment media can function as a tool for reducing prejudice toward various outgroups. The IMIC model accounts for the effects of the two types of mediated contact – parasocial and vicarious – and delineates the process of prejudice reduction.

中文翻译：

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通过中介的群际联系理论化减少偏见

摘要。目前的论文描述了开发一种综合理论的努力——综合中介群体间接触（IMIC）模型——来解释两种类型的中介群体间接触（准社会接触和替代接触），这些接触已被证明有助于减少偏见。为此，我们的模型应用了来自群际接触理论、准社会和替代研究以及叙事交通理论的概念。本研究扩展了我们对娱乐媒体如何作为减少对各种外群体的偏见的工具的理论理解。IMIC 模型考虑了两种中介接触的影响——准社会接触和替代接触——并描绘了减少偏见的过程。