%0 Journal Article
%T Factors Predicting Inter-Ethnic Friendships at the Workplace
%A Intan H. M. Hashim
%A Norzarina Mohd-Zaharim
%A Siamak Khodarahimi
%J Interpersona : An International Journal on Personal Relationships
%D 2012
%I 
%X This study explored factors that may contribute to inter-ethnic friendships, both in terms of quantity and satisfaction with those friendships. Participants were 200 working adults who were studying part-time in a long-distance program in a university in Malaysia. In general, demographic factors (gender, ethnicity, education, and income) had no significant relationships with number of inter-ethnic friends and satisfaction people had with inter-ethnic friendships. Ethnic identity and stress at work also did not have significant relationships with number of inter-ethnic friends. However, they were significantly related to satisfaction with inter-ethnic friendships. People with higher ethnic identification were more satisfied with inter-ethnic friendships whereas people with more stress at work reported lower satisfaction with inter-ethnic friendships.
%K friendships
%K inter-ethnic friendships
%K ethnic identification
%K friendship satisfaction
%U http://interpersona.psychopen.eu/article/view/100/112