Bridging mechanisms in multiethnic communities: Place-based communication, neighborhood belonging, and intergroup relations. Issue 1 (2nd January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liu, Wenlin; Son, Minhee; Wenzel, Andrea; An, Zheng; Zhao Martin, Nan; Nah, Seungahn; Ball-Rokeach, Sandra
• Is Part Of: Journal of international and intercultural communication. Volume 11:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 58
• Page End: 80
• Publication Date: 2018-01-02
• Subjects: Multiethnic intergroup relations -- place-based communication -- neighborhood belonging -- communication infrastructure theory -- multiethnic community; Communication, International -- Periodicals; Intercultural communication -- Periodicals; 303.48205
• DOI: 10.1080/17513057.2017.1384506
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-3057

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Using communication infrastructure theory (CIT), this study examines how place-based communication, including neighborhood interpersonal discussion, geo-ethnic media, and local organizations, may have the potential to promote multiethnic intergroup relations through forging a sense of neighborhood belonging. Based on survey data consisting of 405 diverse community members, this study employs structural equation modeling to test the relationships among residents' connection to place-based communication, their level of neighborhood belonging, out-group contact frequency, and perceived interaction quality across six interethnic dyads. Findings suggest that place-based communication does impact multiethnic intergroup interaction, but the direction and magnitude of such effects diverge along ethnic lines.