More than music! A longitudinal test of German–Polish music encounters
Author(s):
Dieta Kuchenbrandt
Rolf van Dick
Miriam Koschate
Johannes Ullrich
Manfred Bornewasser
Publication Year:
2014
Type:
journal article
Journal/Book Title
International Journal of Intercultural Relations
Publisher
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Pages:
167-174
Volume:
40
Issue:
Abstract:
This research examines music encounters as a hitherto unexplored type of intergroup contact intervention. We tested the short- and mid-term effects of German–Polish music encounters that either took place in Germany or in Poland, respectively, on German’s attitudes toward Poles. Ninety-nine German participants completed a questionnaire one week before the encounter (t0), directly thereafter (t1), and four weeks later (t2). The control group (N = 67) did not take part in any music encounter and completed the measures twice (t0 and t2). Results revealed that attitudes toward the Polish out-group improved sustainably, but only when the encounter took place in Poland. In contrast, for encounters realized in Germany, no attitude change occurred. Implications of these findings are discussed.
Citation (Chicago Author-Date):
Kuchenbrandt, Dieta, Rolf van Dick, Miriam Koschate, Johannes Ullrich, and Manfred Bornewasser. 2014. “More than Music! A Longitudinal Test of German–Polish Music Encounters.” International Journal of Intercultural Relations 40: 167–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2013.11.008.