The role of positive and negative contact of migrants with native people in affecting their future interactions. Evidence from Italy and Turkey

Prati, Francesca; Kenfack, Corine Stella Kana; Akçapar, Şebnem Köşer; Rubini, Monica

doi:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2021.09.015

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“…Indeed, a seminal study by Barlow et al (2012) highlighted the necessity of considering both facets of contact separately by indicating more substantial adverse effects of negative contact on prejudice and intergroup attitudes compared to the beneficial influence of positive contact (i.e., positive-negative contact asymmetry; see also Prati et al, 2021). Similarly, Aberson (2015) highlighted this differential pattern by reporting that negative contact was more strongly related to the cognitive dimensions of prejudice, like stereotypes, while positive and negative contact were similarly related to the corresponding positive or negative affective dimensions of prejudice, such as intergroup emotions.…”

Section: Intergroup Contact Theorymentioning

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Positive and negative intergroup contact in school and out‐of‐school contexts: A longitudinal approach to spillover effects

Karataş,

Eckstein,

Noack

et al. 2023

J of Research on Adolesc

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This study aims to tackle positive and negative intergroup contact in school and out‐of‐school contexts to test whether a spillover effect (i.e., the extent to which experiences that individuals have in one context spill over into another) applies to intergroup contact. Participants were 984 adolescents (Mage = 14.66; 62.7% female; 24.8% ethnic minority). Results indicated that positive contact in school was related over time to higher positive contact in out‐of‐school contexts and vice versa (i.e., valence consistent spillover effect). Positive contact in school was linked over time to lower negative contact in out‐of‐school contexts (i.e., valence inconsistent spillover effect). Overall, this study provides novel insights into the transmission of adolescents' intergroup contact across socialization contexts by emphasizing the leading role of positive contact in schools.

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Section: Intergroup Contact Theorymentioning

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Positive and negative intergroup contact in school and out‐of‐school contexts: A longitudinal approach to spillover effects

Karataş,

Eckstein,

Noack

et al. 2023

J of Research on Adolesc

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“…In particular, Italy is a nation in which ethnic minority adolescents are mainly second-generation immigrants with frequent interactions with outgroup members, whereas Turkey has been a primary destination country for first-generation Syrian refugee adolescents who have relatively less frequent experiences with ethnic majority peers. Considering the quite different ethnic compositions of these two countries (see also Karataş et al, 2020 ; Prati et al, 2021 ), further testing of the psychometric properties of the ICIS in these countries would allow us to assess the robustness of the present tool.…”

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Intergroup contact in multiple adolescents’ contexts: The Intergroup Contact Interactions Scale (ICIS)

Karataş

Rubini²,

Prati³

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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In the present contribution, we aimed to test the psychometric properties of the Intergroup Contact Interactions Scale (ICIS). The ICIS is a tool that can easily be administered to assess ethnic minority and majority adolescents’ positive and negative intergroup contact in both school and out-of-school contexts. Study I included 169 adolescents in Italy (40.2% ethnic minority adolescents; 51.5% female; Mage = 14.41) and provided initial support for the two-factor structure (i.e., positive and negative contact) of the ICIS in both school and out-of-school contexts. Study II, conducted with a sample of 1,037 adolescents in Italy (26.5% ethnic minority adolescents; 59.7% female; Mage = 14.58), indicated that the fit of the two-factor ICIS structure was excellent for both school and out-of-school contexts. Measurement invariance across ethnic minority and majority adolescents was also established. Convergent validity was also ascertained by highlighting meaningful associations of adolescents’ positive and negative contact with the quantity of contact as well as with their perceptions regarding parents’ positive and negative contact with outgroup members. Study III, involving a sample of 641 adolescents in Turkey (32.9% ethnic minority adolescents; 69.6% female; Mage = 15.51), supported the two-factor structure, as well as convergent validity, of the ICIS in both contexts. Measurement invariance across ethnic groups was also established. Overall, these studies suggest that the ICIS is a reliable measure for studying positive and negative intergroup contact among ethnic minority and majority adolescents across school and out-of-school contexts.

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Perceiving refugees as threats may backfire on one’s health: Relations with intercultural antecedents and psychological distress among Germans

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In the recent years, research on the conditions, under which members of the host countries such as Germany perceive refugees as threatening and respond with negative attitudes, has increased. However, little attention has been given to the implications that subjective perceptions of threat among the host community may have for their own psychological health. Using integrated threat theory, the current study examined the relationships between perceived threats, person-centered antecedents in intercultural settings, and psychological distress among Germans, who reflected on incoming refugees. Using a survey company, a sample (N = 1000) was recruited, which matched the German census regarding central demographics. Participants completed a cross-sectional online survey with validated self-report measures. Assessments covered four perceived threat types (intergroup anxiety, symbolic and realistic threat, negative stereotypes), person-related antecedents (social identity as German, quantity and quality of prior intercultural contact), and psychological distress. Applying structural equation modeling, we found that high social identification as German was related to greater perceptions of symbolic/realistic threat, stronger negative stereotypes and to more intergroup anxiety. Vice versa, high quality of prior intercultural contact experiences was associated with a decrease of all threat types. The quantity of prior intercultural contact showed almost no relations to perceived threats. In terms of indirect effects, greater quality of contact predicted less distress, and greater identity as German predicted more distress, both via symbolic/realistic threat and intergroup anxiety. Taken together, perceiving refugees as a threatening outgroup may signify a self-harming risk, while high quality of intercultural relations may indirectly enhance health.

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The role of positive and negative contact of migrants with native people in affecting their future interactions. Evidence from Italy and Turkey

Cited by 9 publications

References 46 publications

Positive and negative intergroup contact in school and out‐of‐school contexts: A longitudinal approach to spillover effects

Positive and negative intergroup contact in school and out‐of‐school contexts: A longitudinal approach to spillover effects

Intergroup contact in multiple adolescents’ contexts: The Intergroup Contact Interactions Scale (ICIS)

Perceiving refugees as threats may backfire on one’s health: Relations with intercultural antecedents and psychological distress among Germans

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