Host National Identification of Immigrants in the Netherlands

Abstract

This study examines immigrants' identification with the host country. We use survey data of more than 1,700 Turkish and Moroccan immigrants and more than 2,200 natives in the Netherlands. We answer four main questions in this study. First, do immigrants have lower national identification than natives? Second, does the level of national identification differ between immigrant groups? Third, do economic and social integration similarly affect national identification among immigrants and natives? And fourth, what are important additional determinants of national identification among immigrants? The results show that, compared to Dutch natives, Turkish but not Moroccan immigrants have lower national identification. Being employed and socially integrated is associated with higher national identification among immigrants as well as natives, but only among immigrants is higher occupational status associated with higher national identification. For immigrants, Dutch language proficiency, perceived discrimination, and contact with natives proved to be important conditions for national identification.

Competition- and Identity-based Roots of Anti-immigration Prejudice among Individuals with and without an Immigrant Background

“…However, this may not be the case for all immigrant groups. For instance, in the Netherlands, Turkish but not Moroccan immigrants were found to identify less than natives with the nation (de Vroome, Verkuyten, & Martinovic, 2014). In addition to national differences, the study revealed that a broad array of social and economic factors (e.g.…”

European identity as a unifying category: National vs. European identification among native and immigrant pupils

“…For instance, most studies find a positive correlation between the number of native friends and nation identification (e.g. Agirdag et al, 2011;Sabatier, 2008;Vroome et al, 2014); although Leszczensky (2013) notes that this relationship might not be a causal one. Second, for religious minorities, the level of religiosity might have a negative impact on the level of national identification.…”

“…Turks in West-European countries tend to have low levels of national identification, even lower than other minority groups such as Moroccans (Vroome et al, 2014). However, less is known about their level of European identification.…”

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“…It has been shown that perceived racial discrimination at work is positively associated with turnover intent (Goldman et al, 2006;Triana et al, 2010); perceived racial discrimination is also associated with poor health, especially mental health (Gee, 2002). Fourthly, to the extent that individuals who experience discrimination feel marginalised and deliberately excluded from society, this could present a threat to social cohesion (De Vroome et al, 2014). Finally, discrimination in the labour market may be economically inefficient, as the skills and competencies of individuals are not efficiently utilised.…”

“…Previous research has also found that unfair treatment can have damaging effects on self-esteem, well-being and health (Schmitt et al, 2014;Pascoe and Richman, 2009). While it is clear that the nature of a specific incident of discrimination, in terms of how serious it is and how often it occurs, will influence these effects (see McGinnity et al, 2012), at societal level discrimination can lead to a loss of trust in institutions, divisions between sections of society and a decline in social cohesion (De Vroome et al, 2014). The policy imperative to increase awareness and reduce the incidence of Conclusion | 45 discrimination therefore remains strong.…”