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The current research examines the anticipated relational effects of confronting (vs. not confronting) a friend\u2019s bias, using adult participants in the United States. Asian participants who imagined confronting a White friend\u2019s biased comment (or a stranger\u2019s: see Study 1) anticipated higher friendship or relationship quality compared with those who imagined not having that confrontation. This effect remained regardless of whether bias was directed toward participants\u2019 in-group or toward an out-group (see Study 2). The closer people felt to their friend, the more confronting (vs. not confronting) elicited higher friendship quality. Experimentally testing for mechanism demonstrated that the effect of confronting is driven by greater anticipated understanding (see Study 3). This work reveals that Asian people expect that confronting a friend\u2019s bias will elicit greater understanding and buffer against negative interpersonal effects.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:boxed-text orientation=\"portrait\" position=\"float\">\n                      <jats:caption>\n                        <jats:title>Statement of Relevance<\/jats:title>\n                      <\/jats:caption>\n                      <jats:p>The majority of biased comments people hear are from friends (Dickter &amp; Newton, 2013), and 40% of Americans report confronting a friend or family member for a biased comment (Horowitz et al., 2019). Yet, how people think about confronting a friend (or not) is unknown. Relationship quality can be improved by mutual understanding (Reis et al., 2017), and confronting can provide an opportunity to express oneself and establish understanding with close others. Further, a proposed starting point for healing racial division is to start a conversation and talk to one\u2019s friends (Song, 2019). Thus, it is essential to understand how racial minorities expect their interracial relationships to be impacted when they confront others about bias. 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