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intergroup anxiety  

Definition

  • Intergroup anxiety is the anxiety people feel when interacting with members of social groups different from their own (i.e., outgroups). For example, American employees who travel to Japan for work might be worried that they will unintentionally offend their Japanese counterparts. [Source: Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations; Intergroup Anxiety]

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