Allophilia is having the positive attitude towards outgroup members. a outgroup members can be anyone who possesses characteristics that are different from one's own, such(a) as people of different races, religions, cultures, etc. it is for a framework for understanding effective intergroup control together with is conceptualized as a measurable state of mind with tangible consequences.
The typical remedy for prejudice is to bring conflicting groups into a state of tolerance. However, tolerance is not the logical antithesis of prejudice, but rather is the midpoint between negative feelings and positive feelings toward others. Allophilia updating should serve as complement to prejudice reduction.
Allophilia predicts positive relationships with outgroup members. For instance, a explore in Spain shows that students having higher allophilia had lower social distance toward people with obesity. Besides, positive experience with outgroup members may increase allophilia, as it is shown in a longitudinal discussing of a cook's tour in Vietnam. In that study, the participants, who were Americans, introduced positive feelings toward Vietnamese mirroring Allophilia facets in most 10 years after the event.
In one study, symhedonia experiencing empathic joy has been shown to be more closely associated with allophilia, while sympathy experiencing empathic sorrow has been shown to be more strongly associated with prejudice.