RT Journal Article
T1 Prejudice towards Immigrants: The Importance of Social Context, Ideological Postulates, and Perception of Outgroup Threat.
A1 Vallejo-Martín, Macarena
A1 Canto-Ortiz, Jesús María
A1 San-Martín-García, Jesús Emilio
A1 Perles-Novas, Fabiola
K1 Autoritarismo
K1 Prejuicios
K1 Psicología social
K1 Dominio (Psicología)
K1 Xenofobia - Aspectos psicológicos
K1 Emigración e inmigración
AB Recent years have witnessed a rise in support for political parties with an anti-immigrationsentiment and nationalistic rhetoric as their distinguishing traits. Within this context, our study,through a survey, analyses the relation of prejudice toward immigrants with ideological postulatesof right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance and outgroup threat. With a sample of 247individuals (54.7% men and 45.3% women), our results reveal that positions favouring right-wingauthoritarianism and social dominance and perception of realistic and symbolic threat have aninfluence on negative attitudes toward immigrants. At the same time, greater prejudice is foundin those individuals scoring high in authoritarianism and symbolic threat. These results confirm,on one hand, the dual process motivation model of ideology and prejudice, and on the other, thebifactor structure of outgroup threat. As a conclusion, we propose that in order to foment peacefulcoexistence and reduce hostility towards minority groups within today’s social context, it is importantto consider the relevance of ideological postulates and outgroup threat. It is a priority to designpublic policies that favour the inclusion and integration of minority groups with the goal of buildingmore sustainable societies that respect human rights.
PB MDPI
YR 2021
FD 2021-04-29
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/31299
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/31299
LA eng
NO Vallejo-Martín, M.; Canto, J.M.; San Martín García, J.E.; Perles Novas, F. Prejudice towards Immigrants: The Importance of Social Context, Ideological Postulates, and Perception of Outgroup Threat.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 22 ene 2026