Predictors and consequences of negative attitudes towards immigrants in Beligium and Turkey: The role of accultuation preferences and economic competition

Zagefka, Hanna, Brown, Rupert, Broquard, Murielle and Leventoglu Martin, Sibel (2007) Predictors and consequences of negative attitudes towards immigrants in Beligium and Turkey: The role of accultuation preferences and economic competition. British Journal of Social Psychology, 46 (1). pp. 153-169. ISSN 0144-6665

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Abstract

This research tested predictors and consequences of majority members negative attitudes towards immigrants in Belgium and Turkey. It tested a mediation model in which economic competition and a perceived preference of the immigrants for culture maintenance have negative effects on majority members own acculturation preference for integration, and where a perceived preference of the immigrants for contact has a positive effect. The effects of all three predictors were hypothesized to be mediated by negative attitudes toward immigrants. Two survey studies were conducted, one in Belgium (N=106) and one in Turkey (N=93). Results showed that, as hypothesized, `economic competition and a `perceived preference for contact had indirect effects on `own acculturation preference for integration, and `negative attitude was the mediator. `Perceived preference for cultural maintenance had a direct effect on `own acculturation preference.

Item Type: Article
Schools and Departments: School of Psychology > Psychology
Depositing User: Rupert Brown
Date Deposited: 06 Feb 2012 15:43
Last Modified: 29 Jul 2013 12:55
URI: http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/14103
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