Interracial friendship can reduce intergroup bias, increase students ' intellectual self-confidence and level of educational aspiration (Antonio, 2004). Interracial friendship further promotes cross-racial interaction, as people are more likely to seek out and interact with people from the same ethnic groups as their existing friends (Bowman & Park, 2015). Beth is an African American lady while I am Chinese. Being friends with Beth, I get the opportunity to meet and befriend with people from different ethnic groups as well as to see the world in a different point of view. Due to my favorable friendship with Beth, I have positive attitudes toward people from different cultures and actively search for more out-group friends. People’s personality and previous social experience are the predictors of people’s preference for interracial friendship. A study conducted by Levin & Sidanius (2003) reveals that in-group bias, intergroup anxiety, and out-group friendship are predictors of people’s preferences for interracial friendship. In-group bias states that people tend to favor members from their own group over out-group members. People with more in-group bias and intergroup anxiety are shown to have fewer friends from other groups. On the contrary, people who are more open-minded, having less in-group bias and intergroup anxiety are more likely to have more out-group friends. In addition, people who have previous positive interactions with out-group members tend to have more out-group friends. People who have more out-group friendships are more likely to have less in-group bias and intergroup anxiety (Levin & Sidanius, 2003). Moreover, prior ethnic attitudes and orientations on friendship choices may play a role in interracial friendship (Levin & Sidanus,
Interracial friendship can reduce intergroup bias, increase students ' intellectual self-confidence and level of educational aspiration (Antonio, 2004). Interracial friendship further promotes cross-racial interaction, as people are more likely to seek out and interact with people from the same ethnic groups as their existing friends (Bowman & Park, 2015). Beth is an African American lady while I am Chinese. Being friends with Beth, I get the opportunity to meet and befriend with people from different ethnic groups as well as to see the world in a different point of view. Due to my favorable friendship with Beth, I have positive attitudes toward people from different cultures and actively search for more out-group friends. People’s personality and previous social experience are the predictors of people’s preference for interracial friendship. A study conducted by Levin & Sidanius (2003) reveals that in-group bias, intergroup anxiety, and out-group friendship are predictors of people’s preferences for interracial friendship. In-group bias states that people tend to favor members from their own group over out-group members. People with more in-group bias and intergroup anxiety are shown to have fewer friends from other groups. On the contrary, people who are more open-minded, having less in-group bias and intergroup anxiety are more likely to have more out-group friends. In addition, people who have previous positive interactions with out-group members tend to have more out-group friends. People who have more out-group friendships are more likely to have less in-group bias and intergroup anxiety (Levin & Sidanius, 2003). Moreover, prior ethnic attitudes and orientations on friendship choices may play a role in interracial friendship (Levin & Sidanus,