The relationship between acculturation preferences and prejudice: Longitudinal evidence from majority and minority groups in three European countries

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Contributors

  • Hanna Zagefka - , Royal Holloway University of London (Author)
  • Jens Binder - , Nottingham Trent University (Author)
  • Rupert Brown - , University of Sussex (Author)
  • Thomas Kessler - , Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Author)
  • Amélie Mummendey - , Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Author)
  • Friedrich Funke - , Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Author)
  • Stéphanie Demoulin - , Université catholique de Louvain (Author)
  • Jacques Philippe Leyens - , Université catholique de Louvain (Author)
  • Annemie Maquil - , Université catholique de Louvain (Author)

Abstract

A longitudinal field survey tested the reciprocal effects of acculturation preferences and prejudice among ethnic minorities and majorities. Data were collected at two points in time from 512 members of ethnic minorities and 1143 majority members in Germany, Belgium and England. Path analyses yielded not only the lagged effects of prejudice on acculturation preferences but also the reverse for both majority and minority members. The mutual longitudinal effects between prejudice and desire for culture maintenance were negative, and the mutual effects between prejudice and desire for culture adoption were positive for majority members. The reverse was the case for minority participants. Moreover, the two acculturation dimensions interacted in their effect on prejudice for majority participants but not for minority participants. The effect of desire for culture adoption on prejudice was moderated by perceived intergroup similarity. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)578-589
Number of pages12
JournalEuropean journal of social psychology
Volume44
Issue number6
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2014
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0003-3731-9798/work/142249630
WOS 000342793000007

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Keywords

  • Intergroup similarity, Attitudes, Members, Immigrant, Predictors, Contact, Germany, Conceptualizations, Orientations, Adolescents