In-group favouritism and out-group derogation towards national groups: Age-related differences among Italian school children

Inguglia, Cristiano; Musso, Pasquale

doi:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2013.02.005

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“…On the other hand, there are differences between the two groups related to spoken languages, practiced religions, and the legal status of immigrant that contribute to creating real barriers. Thus, Tunisians have established good and integrative relations with Sicilian people, usually quite a little discriminating (Inguglia & Musso, 2013), even if they may encounter stressors as limited social resources, language barriers or discrimination that may serve as risk factors that negatively impact their well-being.…”

Section: Immigration In Italy: the Tunisian Groupmentioning

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Acculturation Profiles and Perceived Discrimination: Associations with Psychosocial Well-being Among Tunisian Adolescents in Italy

Musso

Inguglia

Coco

2015

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Research usually analyzed the relationships between acculturation or perceived discrimination and immigrants’ well-being, but few studies used an integrative perspective. Framed from a person-oriented approach, the current paper tried to advance the literature examining how acculturation profiles and perceived (group and personal) discrimination were associated with psychosocial well-being in a sample of 348 Tunisian adolescents (females = 48.28%; mean age = 15.72) living in southern Italy. Cluster analytic methods on the scores of acculturation strategies, ethnic and national identities, ethnic and national languages, ethnic and national peer social contacts produced three acculturation profiles: integrated, ethnic, and national. Adolescents of both integrated and national profiles reported higher levels of psychosocial well-being than those of the ethnic profile in terms of self-esteem and socio-cultural competence, whereas Tunisian adolescents of ethnic profile reported higher levels of perceived personal discrimination than the others. Also, the acculturation profile moderated the relationships between perceived discrimination and adolescents’ psychosocial well-being. Specifically, across integration and national profiles perceived group discrimination significantly predicted decreases in psychosocial well-being, but there was no significant association considering the ethnic profile group. The association between perceived personal discrimination and psychosocial well-being was moderated since it was more negative for adolescents of an ethnic profile than the others. Findings are discussed in the light of theoretical expectations, research context, and limitations as well as suggesting implications for the practitioners in the field.

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Section: Immigration In Italy: the Tunisian Groupmentioning

confidence: 99%

Acculturation Profiles and Perceived Discrimination: Associations with Psychosocial Well-being Among Tunisian Adolescents in Italy

Musso

Inguglia

Coco

2015

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“…It has a left‐wing government from 2012 and, however, its parties generally support rather open immigration policies. Also, previous studies found that Sicilians report high levels of support for multiculturalism and positive attitudes towards immigration (Inguglia & Musso, , ). With this in mind, we may expect that the role of personal variables, such as MCI, tolerance and PCI, in influencing higher levels of ATI would be more salient in more unfriendly context, like in Veneto, than in more friendly context, like Sicily, where the generally favourable socio‐political climate would make less relevant the influence of personal dimensions.…”

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Mediating and moderating processes in the relationship between multicultural ideology and attitudes towards immigrants in emerging adults

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Few studies examine intercultural relations in emerging adulthood. Framed from the perspective of the Mutual Intercultural Relations in Plural Societies (MIRIPS) project, the current paper examined the mediating role of tolerance and perceived consequences of immigration in the relationship between multicultural ideology and attitudes towards immigrants. Additionally, the moderating role of context was analysed. A two-group structural equation modelling was performed on data collected from 305 Italian emerging adults living both in northern and in southern Italy with different socio-political climates towards immigrants. In both groups, tolerance and perceived consequences of immigration mediated the relationship between multicultural ideology and attitudes towards immigrants. Also, this indirect relationship was significantly higher for the northern than southern Italians. These findings provide provisional evidence of mediating and moderating processes in the relationship between multicultural ideology and attitudes towards immigrants and suggest important implications for practitioners interested in promoting intercultural relations among emerging adults.

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“…Social psychologists are familiar with the idea that inclusion of the self in a group is a key driver of identity processes. Studies in this area have demonstrated that when children self‐categorise themselves as group members, it affects their attitudes to other groups (Nesdale & Flesser, ) including national groups (Inguglia & Musso, ). Equally, how adults self‐categorise impacts on the perceived boundaries and inclusion of the national group (O'Donnell et al, ; Sapountzis, Figgou, Bozatzis, Gardikiotis, & Pantazis, ).…”

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Parents' and children's understanding of their own and others' national identity: The importance of including the family in the national group

Muldoon

O’Donnell

Minescu

2017

Community & Applied Soc Psy

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We investigate the role of parents and family in driving children's understanding of their own national identity and their attitudes to other national groups in an increasingly diverse nation. Given the ethical and practical difficulties of sourcing children and their parents, we conducted our study with families visiting the National Museum of Ireland where displays about the Irish state's history facilitated the study of banal issues of Irishness and nationality. Our study included 34 families: 76 children and 46 parents. Parents completed self-report measures of national identity continuity, national identity strength, and their family's Irishness. Children completed self-report measures on their family's Irishness, their exploration of national identity, and attitudes to other national groups. National identity continuity and strength drove parents' sense of their family's Irishness. Amongst children, perceiving one's family as Irish, together with higher reported exploration of national identity, impacted on children's attitudes to other national groups. Children with the strongest sense of Irish national identity were most interested in identity exploration and other national practises. We add to the literature findings on the interconnection between parent and child identity and the role of the family in driving interest in national identity and other national groups.

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In-group favouritism and out-group derogation towards national groups: Age-related differences among Italian school children

Cited by 20 publications

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Acculturation Profiles and Perceived Discrimination: Associations with Psychosocial Well-being Among Tunisian Adolescents in Italy

Acculturation Profiles and Perceived Discrimination: Associations with Psychosocial Well-being Among Tunisian Adolescents in Italy

Mediating and moderating processes in the relationship between multicultural ideology and attitudes towards immigrants in emerging adults

Parents' and children's understanding of their own and others' national identity: The importance of including the family in the national group

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