For years, scholars have recognized the high levels of attrition that occur in many science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines. The literature emerging from studies has revealed many of the issues regarding attrition and the disparity in retention between many students of color, women, and their White male peers. Scholars have…

This longitudinal, quasi-experimental field study investigated affective forecasting as a moderator of positive intergroup contact effects among adolescents. We also examined a novel mediating mechanism that underlies this effect, namely accuracy of perceived outgroup willingness for intergroup contact. Three annual waves of survey data were used…