Paper

• The durability of imagined contact on intergroup attitudes and prejudice: An intervention among Japanese nationals towards Korean outgroups
  Anqi Hu; Josh Brunotte; Jiro Takai, Abstract
  
  Imagined contact is a promising method for reducing intergroup prejudice with potential merits in terms of ease of application, among other features. However, little is known about whether its mitigating effects go beyond the laboratory and how long such effects might endure. This study investigated the use of imagined contact and its durability in the Japanese context, a setting in which this method has not been widely explored. Eighty participants were randomly assigned to one of two groups, one imagining a favourable interaction scenario with an outgroup member (Korean) and the other imagining a control contact scenario with an ingroup member (fellow Japanese). The effects and durability of imagined contact on intergroup attitudes and prejudice were tracked over time. Results showed that participants who imagined a favourable interaction with an outgroup member exhibited more positive attitudes towards the outgroup. While these effects were especially evident right after engaging in imagined contact, some indices of prejudice also showed positive effects lasting for 1 month after. A mediation analysis revealed that social distance partially mediated the relationship between imagined contact and willingness to engage in future intergroup interactions. This suggests that imagined contact reduces psychological distance, thereby increasing openness to contact. Overall, imagined contact demonstrated potential for application outside the Western context and may serve as a viable tool for fostering positive intercultural attitudes in Japan., Wiley
  Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 22 Aug. 2025, [Reviewed]
• 対面接触や移動が異文化受容や人間関係に与える影響 -大学進学による接触機会や移動の程度に応じた影響の分析-　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  伊藤雅一; 胡安琪
  茨城大学全学教育機構論集、大学教育研究, 2024, [Reviewed]
• COVID-19 感染禍から現在までのコミュニケーションの変化が 対人関係意識におよぼす影響に関する調査 -大学生における異文化間感受性および関係流動性について-　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  胡安琪; 伊藤雅一, Lead
  茨城大学全学教育機構論集、グローバル教育研究, 2024, [Reviewed]
• Vicarious Contact and the Effects on English as a Foreign Language Attitudes and Intercultural Communication Apprehension in Japanese University Students　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  Anqi Hu; Josh Brunotte, Lead
  Thailand TESOL Conference Proceedings, 2024, [Reviewed]
• コロナ禍における大学生の内向き志向の実態 ―異文化間感受性と対面およびオンラインの関係流動性の調査より―　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  伊藤雅一; 胡安琪
  茨城大学全学教育機構論集、大学教育研究, 2023, [Reviewed]
• コロナ禍における日本人学生の関係流動性と異文化感受性についての検討
  胡安琪; 伊藤雅一, Lead
  茨城大学全学教育機構論集、グローバル教育研究, 2023, [Reviewed]
• The Effect of Relational Mobility, Self-Construal and Cultural Tightness on Self-Presentation Motives: A Japan-US Comparison　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  Xuechen Hu; Xingjian Gao; Lina Wang; Anqi Hu; Norihito Taniguchi; Peter S. Lee; Jiro Takai
  National Communication Association Conference 2022, Japanese Cultural Characteristics in Business Communication and Self- Presentation, 2022, [Reviewed]
• The Effect of Relational Mobility and Self-Construals on Interpersonal Communication Directness/Indirectness: A Japan- US Comparison　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  Lina Wang; Xuechen Hu; Xingjian Gao; Anqi Hu; Norihito Taniguchi; Peter S. Lee; Jiro Takai
  National Communication Association Conference 2022, Top Papers in Japan-U.S. Communication Association, 2022, [Reviewed]
• Can Imagined Contact Improve Intergroup Attitude in the Long Run?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  Anqi Hu; Jiro Takai, Lead
  Intercultural Communications Studies, Dec. 2020, [Reviewed]
• Effect of Imagined Contact in Reducing Explicit Prejudice toward Outgroups in Japan　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  Anqi Hu; Jiro Takai, Lead
  Intercultural Communication Studies, Dec. 2018, [Reviewed]