Regional Differences Matter
Regional Differences Matter
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地区差异很重要
DOI：
10.1177/0020815207088910
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发表时间：
2008
影响因子：
2
通讯作者：
U. Wagner
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作者：
Elmar Schlueter;U. Wagner
在这项研究中，我们探讨了移民人口的规模在解释欧洲地区内部和之间的移民减损发挥的作用。我们借鉴群体威胁和群体间接触理论来考虑以下问题：移民人口的规模是否会增加感知到的群体威胁，从而导致更大的移民减损？或者它增加了群体间的接触，从而减轻了移民的贬损？我们测试的经验充分性，这些替代建议使用区域化的欧洲社会调查2002年和官方数据，将通过多层次结构方程模型进行分析。在区域内，我们的研究结果证实，感知群体威胁增加随后的移民减损。同样，群体间的接触减少了所感受到的群体威胁，从而纠正了对移民的这种减损。在地区之间，我们的研究结果表明，更大规模的移民人口增加了更大的感知群体威胁和群体间的接触。与此同时，感知群体威胁和群体间接触对移民克减的影响与区域内的影响相似。总之，这些结果为群体威胁和接触效应的普遍性提供了证据。这些研究结果对未来研究的影响进行了讨论。
In this study, we examine which role the size of the immigrant population plays in explaining immigrant derogation within and between European regions. We draw upon group threat- and intergroup contact theory to consider the following question: does a larger size of immigrant population increase perceived group threat and thereby lead to greater immigrant derogation? Or does it increase intergroup contact and thereby ameliorate immigrant derogation? We test the empirical adequacy of these alternative suggestions using regionalized European Social Survey 2002 and official data which will be analyzed by means of multilevel structural equation modeling. Within regions, our results confirm that perceived group threat increases subsequent immigrant derogation. Likewise, intergroup contact reduces perceived group threat and thereby amends such derogation of immigrants. Between regions, our findings show that a larger size of the immigrant population increases both greater perceived group threat and intergroup contact. At the same time, the effects of perceived group threat and intergroup contact on immigrant derogation resemble those found within regions. In sum, these results lend evidence to the generalizability of both group threat- and contact effects. Implications of these findings for future research are discussed.