Ethnic majority and minority youth in multicultural societies

Bağcı, Çiğdem; Rutland, Adam

doi:10.4324/9781351040266-15

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“…For instance, the fact that approximately a quarter of our participants displayed high levels of cognitive and affective prejudice substantiates the need for interventions aimed at reducing negative intergroup attitudes and relations. This is crucial in light of the heinous consequences that negative intergroup experiences (e.g., prejudice, discrimination, negative contact) might exert on both minority and majority youth (Bagci & Rutland, 2019).…”

Section: Ethnic Prejudice: Multifaceted Nature and Developmental Trendsmentioning

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Addressing ethnic prejudice in youth: Developmental trajectories and associations with educational identity

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Studying how attitudes develop in the transition from late adolescence to emerging adulthood offers unique insights into future generations’ perceptions of society and of others. However, findings on ethnic prejudice during this life period are mixed. The current research aims to examine the development of affective and cognitive ethnic prejudice, adopting a person-centered approach. Furthermore, it examines the associations between educational identity processes and prejudice. A sample of 297 Italian adolescents ( Mage = 17.48, SDage = 0.79, 37.8% males) participated in a five-wave longitudinal study. At the mean level, cognitive prejudice decreased slightly over time, while affective prejudice remained stable. Additionally, rank-order stability coefficients were high ( r ≥ .526). Moreover, for each dimension of prejudice (i.e., cognitive and affective) taken separately, three groups of participants were identified based on their high, moderate, or low scores, respectively. Finally, higher levels of educational identity in-depth exploration at baseline significantly increased the chances of adolescents falling into the low rather than the moderate group for both cognitive and affective prejudice. Conversely, it significantly reduced the chances of being in the high compared to the moderate group for affective prejudice. This study highlights the importance of considering multiple components of prejudice and their reciprocal associations with identity processes to identify at-risk segments of the adolescent and emerging adult populations.

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Addressing ethnic prejudice in youth: Developmental trajectories and associations with educational identity

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“…Consistent with these considerations, the current study aims to understand differences within (e.g., sex) and across (e.g., adolescents compared to their parents) generational groups in developing positive attitudes toward integration policies. Understanding how individuals approach the integration of people with a migrant background is essential to identify which factors influence the inclusiveness and adjustment of majority and minority group members to current multicultural contexts (Bagci & Rutland, 2019) and lead to a well-integrated society (Esser, 2004).…”

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A near-mint view toward integration: Are adolescents more inclusive than adults?

Maratia,

Bobba,

Crocetti

2023

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

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The increasing ethnic and cultural diversity of contemporary societies has raised the importance of integration policies for people with a migrant background. Tools like the Migrant Integration Policy Index have been developed to evaluate different countries' integration approaches. If, on the one hand, focusing on what governments are doing to promote integration is necessary, on the other hand, it is of utmost importance to consider individuals' attitudes toward these policies. Study 1: A pilot study with 356 adolescents (41.1% female, 58.9% male; M age = 15.38) and 200 adults (69% female, 31% male; M age = 47.43) was conducted to test the psychometric proprieties of the Attitudes Toward Migrant Integration Policies scale. Study 2: A total of 1,156 adolescents (51.6% female, 48.4% male; M age = 15.69), 1,288 parents (56.9% mothers, 43.1% fathers; M age = 49.39), and 284 teachers (68.3% female, 31.7% male; M age = 45.55) were involved in a study to evaluate how attitudes toward integration policies differ within generations (e.g., ethnic majority and minority groups), within families (e.g., adolescents vs. their fathers), and across generational groups (i.e., adolescents, parents, and teachers). Latent mean comparisons indicated that attitudes toward integration policies varied significantly across sex (for adolescents and parents), ethnic background (parents only), and school track (adolescents) groups. Regarding differences within family dyads, adolescents reported more positive attitudes toward integration policies than their fathers and mothers. Finally, teachers showed more positive attitudes compared to adolescents and their parents. Overall, this study highlights nuanced intergenerational differences, with adolescents standing in between the different positions of their parents and teachers. Public Significance StatementIntegration of people with a migrant background is essential to foster cohesion and well-being in contemporary societies. This study demonstrated that the Attitudes Toward Migrant Integration Policies scale can be a reliable tool to evaluate to what extent individuals from different generations hold positive attitudes toward policies aimed at promoting the integration of people with a migrant background. Adolescents reported more positive attitudes toward integration policies compared to their parents but not to their teachers, who reported the highest level of inclusiveness. Understanding the attitudes toward integration policies of individuals from different generations and with different roles might be a starting point to develop possible interventions in different contexts and to unveil which agents (e.g., teachers) can play a crucial role in promoting social cohesion.

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“…Migration flows and geopolitical changes have brought adolescents to live in increasingly multicultural societies and interact with peers and adults of different ethnic backgrounds (Bagci & Rutland, 2019). However, prejudice of ethnic majority adolescents against ethnic minorities and immigrants is still a matter of concern (Crocetti et al, 2021).…”

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“I Feel You!”: The Role of Empathic Competences in Reducing Ethnic Prejudice Among Adolescents

Bobba

Crocetti

2022

J Youth Adolescence

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Empathic competences might help adolescents navigate current multicultural societies by supporting harmonious intergroup relations. Yet it is unclear how each component of empathy (empathic concern and perspective-taking) is associated with different dimensions (affective, cognitive, behavioral) of ethnic prejudice. The current study aims to fill this gap. A total of 259 Italian adolescents (Mage = 15.60, 87.6% female) completed online questionnaires at three time points (i.e., April, May, and October 2021). The results of cross-lagged models indicated that empathic concern was directly and indirectly associated with reduced affective, cognitive, and behavioral ethnic prejudice, while perspective-taking was linked to increases in cognitive and one facet of behavioral (i.e., lower contact willingness) prejudice. Furthermore, the prevalence of affect over cognition was found, with the affective component of both empathic competences (i.e., empathic concern) and ethnic prejudice exerting the strongest influence on the cognitive ones.

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Ethnic majority and minority youth in multicultural societies

Cited by 6 publications

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Addressing ethnic prejudice in youth: Developmental trajectories and associations with educational identity

Addressing ethnic prejudice in youth: Developmental trajectories and associations with educational identity

A near-mint view toward integration: Are adolescents more inclusive than adults?

“I Feel You!”: The Role of Empathic Competences in Reducing Ethnic Prejudice Among Adolescents

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