“…A meta-analysis has provided strong evidence for the effectiveness of positive imagined contact ( Miles and Crisp, 2014 ). Studies have shown the effectiveness of imagined contact and related non-direct contact in improving intergroup attitudes and relations among individuals spanning from childhood through adulthood ( Turner and Crisp, 2010 ; Zhou et al, 2019 ; Nasie et al, 2022 ; D’Errico et al, 2023 ). These studies, among others, have revealed improvements across a wide range of outcome variables, including out-group trust ( Turner et al, 2013 ), contact self-efficacy ( Stathi et al, 2011 ), humanization ( Prati and Loughnan, 2018 ), positive behaviours toward out-group members ( Turner and West, 2012 ), and ethnic moral disengagement ( D’Errico et al, 2023 ).…”