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We all live in Germany but ... Ingroup projection, group-based emotions and prejudice against immigrants
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posted on 2023-06-07, 18:10 authored by Thomas Kessler, Amélie Mummendey, Friedrich Funke, Rupert Brown, Jens Binder, Hanna Zagefka, Jacques-Philippe Leyens, Stéphanie Demoulin, Annemie MaquilImmigration, cultural diversity and integration are among the most central challenges for modern societies. Integration is often impeded by negative emotions and prejudices held by the majority members towards immigrants in a common society. Based on the ingroup projection model (Mummendey & Wenzel, 1999), we examined the impact of perceived relative ingroup prototypicality on intergroup emotions and prejudice. Additionally, we examined whether this impact is causal and explored the issue of causality in more detail contrasting a linear causal model with bi-directional or reciprocal causality. Hypotheses were tested in a study with a two-wave panel of majority members (N=1085) in Germany. We examined the proposed relations between relative ingroup prototypicality, intergroup emotions and prejudice and determined the causal direction of these relationships. Results support the predictive power of relative ingroup prototypicality on intergroup emotions and prejudice. Moreover, most causal relations between our measures are reciprocally causal. We discuss the implications of these findings for the general conception of prejudice and intergroup emotions. Copyright 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
History
Publication status
- Published
Journal
European Journal of Social PsychologyISSN
0046-2772External DOI
Issue
6Volume
40Page range
985-997Pages
13.0Department affiliated with
- Psychology Publications
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Peer reviewed?
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