Mutual intercultural relations among immigrant and autochthonous youth in Italy. Testing the integration, multiculturalism, and contact hypotheses

Inguglia, Cristiano; Musso, Pasquale; Albiero, Paolo; Cassibba, Rosalinda; Iannello, Nicolò Maria; Cricchio, Maria Grazia Lo; Liga, Francesca; Berry, John W.; Coco, Alida Lo

doi:10.3280/rip2020-001004

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“…The integration hypothesis suggests that when immigrants seek integration by being "double engaged" in both their home culture and host culture, they have more positive adaptation outcomes. Consistent with results from various international studies (e.g., Abu-Rayya & Sam, 2017;Berry & Hou,2017;Inguglia et al, 2020;Motti-Stefanidi, 2018;Nguyen & Benet-Martínez, 2013), integration is the most preferred strategy among Guineans in Portugal. Most of this sample prefers to be doubly engagedin Portuguese society and their heritage culture.…”

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“…In this case, immigrants may experience higher identification with people of the larger society and appreciation of other cultures. Therefore, we expect that contact would be related to prejudice reduction and acceptance of identification with the host culture (Inguglia et al, 2020;Pettigrew, 2008).…”

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“…Evidence for the integration hypothesis has been supported in several cultural contexts (Abu-Rayya & Sam, 2017;Berry et al, 2006;Inguglia et al, 2020;Motti-Stefanidi, 2018;Neto, 2002;Nguyen & Benet-Martínez, 2013). In Canada and France, second generation immigrants reported that integration was associated with better adaptation and marginalization with poorer adaptation (Berry & Sabatier, 2010).…”

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“…Evidence for the multiculturalism hypothesis has been supported in several cultural contexts (Berry, 2017;Inguglia et al, 2020;Vedder et al, 2017). For example, in Canada, multicultural ideology and feelings of security lead to higher acceptance of the immigrants (Berry et al, 1977).…”

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Intercultural Relations Among Guinean Immigrants Living in Portugal: Testing Multiculturalism, Contact, and Integration Hypotheses

Neto¹

2021

J Ethn Cult Stud

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This study tests several specific predictions derived from three general core hypotheses of intercultural relations (multiculturalism, contact, and integration hypotheses). The participants were 405 migrants from Guinea-Bissau (51 percent women). Their average age was 38 years. The average length of stay in Portugal was 18 years. Data collection involved the completion of questionnaires to measure multicultural ideology, security, cultural identity, contact, perceived discrimination, acculturation strategies, mental health problems, sociocultural adaptation, and tolerance. In concert with the multiculturalism hypothesis, security and cultural identity positively predicted multicultural ideology. The contact hypothesis was partially confirmed given that intercultural contact did not predict perceived discrimination, although contact predicted national identity. Regarding the integration hypothesis, integration strategy predicted psychological and intercultural adaptations, while the predictors of sociocultural adaptation were assimilation and marginalization. Hence, the integration hypothesis obtained partial support for migrants from Guinea-Bissau residing in Portugal. Finally, some implications of the findings are discussed. This study contributes to extending the integration hypothesis to a recently suggested new form of adaptation, intercultural adaptation. Feelings of being secure in the larger society and one’s identity contributes to higher acceptance of diversity.

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Intercultural Relations Among Guinean Immigrants Living in Portugal: Testing Multiculturalism, Contact, and Integration Hypotheses

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2021

J Ethn Cult Stud

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“… Luijters and colleagues (2006) tested preferred acculturation strategy at the workplace and concluded that dual identity is the most positively evaluated strategy among ethnic minority workers. Within the framework of the MIRIPS (Mutual Intercultural Relations in Plural Societies), an Italian study ( Inguglia et al, 2020 ) compared immigrant and Italian adolescents and showed that in the non-dominant group, contact with Italian peers was associated with integration while, in line with our results, perceived discrimination with separation and lower psychological well-being.…”

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Interethnic workplace conflict: Reciprocal perception of Italian and immigrant blue-collar coworkers

Monaci¹

2022

Eur. J. Psychol.

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Past research has examined the beneficial effects of contact focusing mainly on the affective dimension of intergroup relationships. Limited research has examined cognitive dimensions, in particular considering at the same time minority and majority group perspectives. This study tested whether contact in a work context relates differentially to the perception of interethnic conflict in Italian (n = 67) and immigrant (n = 40, all male) blue-collar coworkers with the potential mediation of reciprocal stereotypical content (competence and warmth dimensions), interethnic attitudes, perceived discrimination, and whether organizational identification amplifies the effect of contact. Multigroup path analysis revealed that the two stereotype dimensions, warmth and competence, mediate the relationship between interethnic contact and perceived discrimination for Italians, and between organizational identification and perceived conflict for immigrants. Results highlighted an asymmetrical effect of contact on perceived conflict, detrimental and direct for immigrant workers, beneficial and mediate via the outgroup cognitive image for the Italian workers. Findings suggest that a superordinate identity, in terms of organizational identification, may be effective in reducing conflict at the workplace for majority members, whilst a personalized strategy seems to be more suitable for minority members. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed along with the acculturation perspective.

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Social Anxiety and Bullying Victimization in Children and Early Adolescents: The Role of Developmental Period and Immigrant Status

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Caravita,

Papotti

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J. Youth Adolescence

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Research reveals that social anxiety may be predictive of bullying victimization, but it is not clear whether this relation stands for different groups of youth. The present study examines this association by employing a longitudinal design over 1 year and including the moderating role of developmental period (childhood vs. early adolescence) and students’ immigrant status (native vs. non-native). T1 sample included 506 children (46.44% girls, mean age M = 8.55 years, SD = 0.55) and 310 early adolescents (50% girls, mean age = 12.54 years, SD = 0.59) recruited in schools in Northern Italy. Due to missing cases and drop-outs from T1 to T2, the final sample comprised 443 and 203 students from primary and middle school, respectively. Social anxiety and peer victimization were assessed through self-reported questionnaires. Results indicated that victimization at T2 was predicted by a 3-way interaction between T1 social anxiety, immigrant status, and developmental period. In particular, socially anxious early adolescents with an immigrant background were the most victimized. The results are discussed in terms of group dynamics and intergroup processes. The findings highlight the importance of personal variables in the cumulation of risks: social anxiety is more predictive of bullying victimization for immigrant early adolescents than for children or native early adolescents.

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Mutual intercultural relations among immigrant and autochthonous youth in Italy. Testing the integration, multiculturalism, and contact hypotheses

Abstract: Mutual intercultural relations among immigrant and autochthonous youth in Italy. Testing the integration, multiculturalism, and contact hypotheses. Ricerche di Psicologia, 1, 45-79.

Cited by 11 publications

References 86 publications

Intercultural Relations Among Guinean Immigrants Living in Portugal: Testing Multiculturalism, Contact, and Integration Hypotheses

Intercultural Relations Among Guinean Immigrants Living in Portugal: Testing Multiculturalism, Contact, and Integration Hypotheses

Interethnic workplace conflict: Reciprocal perception of Italian and immigrant blue-collar coworkers

Social Anxiety and Bullying Victimization in Children and Early Adolescents: The Role of Developmental Period and Immigrant Status

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