Authors: Zagefka, Hanna¹; Brown, Rupert²; Broquard, Murielle³; Leventoglu Martin, Sibel³

Source: British Journal of Social Psychology, Volume 46, Number 1, March 2007 , pp. 153-169(17)

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'.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1348/014466606X111185

Affiliations: 1: Royal Holloway, London, UK 2: University of Sussex, UK 3: University of Kent, UK