| Resumo: | The present correlational study examined if Turkish-German’s meta perceptions of the ingroup’s and outgroup’s desire for intergroup contact and their bicultural identity integration (BII) were associated with their experiences of positive and negative intergroup contact. Specifically, it examined whether Turkish-Germans meta perceptions of the outgroup’s desire for contact were related to positive and negative contact experiences; whether bicultural identity integration would moderate the relationship of meta perceptions of the ingroup’s desire for contact and positive and negative intergroup contact experiences; and finally, if bicultural identity integration regarding harmony and blendedness is related to positive and negative intergroup contact experiences. In total, 130 Turkish-German biculturals, mainly first- and second-generation immigrants living in Germany, participated in the online survey. Results indicated that only the meta perception of the outgroup’s desire for intergroup contact was associated to positive and negative intergroup contact, whereas the ingroup’s meta perception was not. Additionally, bicultural identity integration did not moderate the relationship of meta perceptions of the ingroup’s desire for intergroup contact and positive and negative intergroup contact experiences. Finally, bicultural identity integration, especially the harmony dimension, was strongly related to positive and negative intergroup contact experiences. Overall, these results extended existing knowledge of how minorities, especially biculturals, experience intergroup contact and highlighted the importance of considering relational aspects, such as meta perceptions, as well as identity integration as important aspects within contact research.
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