Fig. 1.
Illustration of the proposed contextual effect of intergroup contact. ▲, mean level of intergroup contact within social context (group mean of intergroup contact); βW, mean effect of intergroup contact within social contexts (within-level effect of intergroup contact); βB, effect of intergroup contact between social contexts (between-level effect of intergroup contact); βC, contextual effect of intergroup contact (difference between the between-level and within-level effect of intergroup contact).