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Acculturation is a two-way street: majority–minority perspectives of outgroup acculturation preferences and the mediating role of multiculturalism and threat

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posted on 2023-06-08, 19:10 authored by Laura Celeste, Rupert Brown, Linda K Tip, Camilla Matera
A 2 × 2 experimental design investigated the effects of perceived outgroup acculturation preferences on intergroup outcomes for both the Hispanic-minority (N = 50) and European-American-majority (N = 163) in California, USA. Participants read fabricated interviews which manipulated outgroup acculturation preferences for contact (high vs. low) and culture maintenance (high vs. low). For majority participants: Hispanics' desire for contact strongly predicted positive intergroup emotions and low prejudice; desire for culture maintenance only impacted emotions. These acculturation dimensions interacted, revealing the most favorable intergroup outcomes for the high contact, high culture maintenance condition (integration). Support for multiculturalism, along with realistic threat, mediated these effects. Minority responses differed: for Hispanics, perceived European-Americans’ acculturation preferences did not impact intergroup emotions or prejudice, but their sup-port for multiculturalism did suppress the interaction of acculturation dimensions on intergroup emotions. The acculturation attitude that exemplified American support for multiculturalism differed for majority and minority participants (integration and separation, respectively). Further majority–minority discrepancies were found with a newly developed measure of behavioral investment in acculturation.

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  • Published

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  • Accepted version

Journal

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

ISSN

0147-1767

Publisher

Elsevier

Issue

Part B

Volume

43

Page range

304-320

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  • Psychology Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2014-11-28

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2014-11-28

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