Recent evidence suggests that only about 1 in 5 U.S. adults has a friend on the political “other side” (Dunn, 2020). Although these interpartisan friendships are uncommon, they play a critical role in catalyzing empathy, reducing prejudice, furthering justice, and even restoring democracy, as suggested by the theory of civic friendship (Goering, 2003; Kahane, 1999; Rawlins, 2009). In the present study, we drew on national data from the Interfaith Diversity Experiences and Attitudes Longitudinal Survey (IDEALS) to examine the personal and contextual factors that predict interpartisan friendship formation among 5,762 college students attending 118 higher education institutions in the United States. The findings revealed the constellation of individual, social, and institutional contributors to students’ capacities to reach across political differences in their friendships. We offer guidance for how college educators can support the development of these relationships that may open a path toward empathy and healing in our polarized society.

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转变政治分歧：学生身份和校园环境如何塑造党派间友谊

最近的证据表明，只有大约五分之一的美国成年人有一个政治“另一方”的朋友（Dunn，2020）。尽管这些党派间的友谊并不常见，但正如公民友谊理论所表明的那样，它们在促进同理心、减少偏见、促进正义、甚至恢复民主方面发挥着关键作用（Goering，2003；Kahane，1999；Rawlins，2009）。在本研究中，我们利用跨信仰多样性经历和态度纵向调查 (IDEALS) 的全国数据，研究了预测美国 118 所高等教育机构 5,762 名大学生之间党派间友谊形成的个人和背景因素。调查结果揭示了个人、社会和机构对学生跨越友谊中的政治分歧的能力的贡献。我们为大学教育工作者如何支持这些关系的发展提供指导，这可能会在我们两极分化的社会中开辟一条通向同理心和治愈的道路。