The effects of feeling threatened on attitudes toward immigrants

Stephan, Walter G.; Renfro, C. Lausanne; Esses, Victoria M.; Stephan, Cookie White; Martin, T. A.

doi:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2005.04.011

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“…The idea of Realistic Group Conflict Theory that perceived competitiveness over resources is an important determinant of outgroup attitudes and the extension provided by Social Identity Theory that ingroup threat can also be perceived on a symbolic level were recently incorporated in Integrated Threat Theory (Stephan & Stephan, 2000;Stephan, Renfro, Esses, Stephan, & Martin, 2005). This theory predicts main effects of four types of threat on outgroup derogation: Realistic threat (or intergroup competition), symbolic threat, negative stereotypes, and intergroup anxiety.…”

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Examining dispositional and situational effects on outgroup attitudes

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. We wish to thank Rupert Brown for reading over an earlier version and for providing helpful comments. In Press, European Journal of PersonalityExamining dispositional and situational effects on outgroup attitudes 1 Abstract Two research lines have dominated the quest for the antecedents of outgroup attitudes. Whereas the first has viewed outgroup attitudes as a result of individual differences, the second stressed the importance of the intergroup situation. In order to investigate the interplay of individual differences and situational characteristics, key predictors of the individual differences perspective (i.e., Right-Wing Authoritarianism or RWA, and Social Dominance Orientation or SDO) and the intergroup relations perspective (i.e., ingroup identification and ingroup threat) were simultaneously tested. Two studies revealed additive but no interaction effects of RWA and SDO, ingroup identification, and threat.Additionally, Study 1 showed that threat effects remain limited to the outgroup that is portrayed as threatening and do not generalize to other outgroups.

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“…Future research could expand on the current study by investigating the relationship between symbolic intergroup threat and out-group helping. In the study by Stephan et al (2005), realistic and symbolic intergroup threat resulted in different consequences (Stephan, et al, 2005); people responded to realistic and symbolic threat by having different attitudes toward immigrants. Future research could explore whether symbolic threat results in a different helping pattern to that of realistic threat.…”

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“…Specifically, we propose that when intergroup threat is perceived, people may offer less help to the threatening out-group than the non-threatening out-group. Stephan, & Martin, 2005). When American students perceived that immigrants posed a threat to both their worldviews (symbolic threats) and their economic, political, and physical well-being (realistic threats), they responded with negative attitudes that reflected negative feelings (e.g., dislike, resentment, disapproval, rejection) (Stephan, et al, 2005).…”

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“…Stephan, & Martin, 2005). When American students perceived that immigrants posed a threat to both their worldviews (symbolic threats) and their economic, political, and physical well-being (realistic threats), they responded with negative attitudes that reflected negative feelings (e.g., dislike, resentment, disapproval, rejection) (Stephan, et al, 2005). Intergroup threat also promotes negative behavior, ranging from aggression, hostility, and discrimination, to harassment, warfare and other forms of open conflict (Stephan, et al, 2009).…”

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Help Less or Help More —Perceived Intergroup Threat and Out-Group Helping

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2012

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The present research investigated the relationship between intergroup threat and prosocial actions toward out-group members. We proposed that intergroup threat not only results in direct negative intergroup attitudes and behavior, but also promotes an indirect reduction in out-group helping. Study 1 (N = 54) was conducted in a realistic setting, whereas Study 2 (N = 92) employed an experimental context. Willingness to help (help intent) and monetary donation (help behavior) was compared between the threatening out-group and the non-threatening out-group. The results showed that when intergroup threat was experienced, more help was offered to the non-threatening out-group than the threatening out-group. The findings suggest that perceived intergroup threat attenuates prosocial behavior toward out-group members.

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“…Deux types de menaces ont été documentés par la recherche : la menace réaliste, se présentant à travers la perception d'être en compétition pour des ressources limitées (emploi, assistance sociale, pouvoir politique) et la menace symbolique, liée à un sentiment d'envahissement et la peur de perdre sa culture ou son mode de vie (Stephan, Diaz-Loving et Duran, 2000). Selon le modèle instrumental des conflits intergroupes (Esses, Dovidio, Jackson, et Armstrong, 2001), des facteurs spécifiques déterminent ces perceptions de menace et peuvent expliquer les conflits qui surviennent entre des groupes ethnoculturels distincts : 1) la privation relative liée à des conditions sociales prédisposant les individus à des sentiments de méconten-tement ou d'injustice (Dambrun, Taylor, McDonald, Crush et Méot, 2006) ; 2) les conflits intergroupes antérieurs; 3) l'acceptation de l'inégalité de statuts (Stephan, Renfro, Esses, Stephan et Martin, 2005).…”

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« Nous autres aussi on aimerait ça garder notre culture » : les attitudes des élèves d’origine québécoise envers les élèves issus de l’immigration

Steinbach

Grenier

2013

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La présente étude décrit et analyse les attitudes d’élèves d’origine québécoise envers des élèves issus de l’immigration de trois écoles secondaires situées dans une région du Québec. Des attitudes assimilationnistes et des conflits intergroupes observés dans cette région (Steinbach, 2010a) nous ont amenés à explorer, dans cette étude, les perspectives et les attitudes de ces élèves. Des données ont été recueillies par le biais de 11 entrevues individuelles et de six entretiens de groupes avec 39 élèves de trois écoles. Les résultats mettent en exergue des attitudes négatives et divergentes selon le contexte des écoles. Ces résultats soulignent la nécessité de développer une approche administrative plus inclusive afin de permettre le développement de contacts intergroupes positifs.This study describes and analyzes the attitudes of Quebec-born students toward students of immigrant origins in three secondary schools in a region of Quebec. Assimilationist attitudes and intergroup conflicts observed in this region (Steinbach, 2010a) led us to explore, in this study, the perspectives and attitudes of the host society students. Data were collected from 11 individual interviews and six focus group interviews with 39 students in three schools. The results demonstrate negative yet diverse attitudes depending on the school contexts. Findings emphasize the need to develop a more inclusive administrative approach in order to foster the development of positive intergroup contacts

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The effects of feeling threatened on attitudes toward immigrants

Cited by 376 publications

References 29 publications

Examining dispositional and situational effects on outgroup attitudes

Examining dispositional and situational effects on outgroup attitudes

Help Less or Help More —Perceived Intergroup Threat and Out-Group Helping

« Nous autres aussi on aimerait ça garder notre culture » : les attitudes des élèves d’origine québécoise envers les élèves issus de l’immigration

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