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We all live in Germany but … Ingroup projection, group‐based emotions and prejudice against immigrants
Author(s) -
Kessler Thomas,
Mummendey Amélie,
Funke Friedrich,
Brown Rupert,
Binder Jens,
Zagefka Hanna,
Leyens JacquesPhilippe,
Demoulin Stéphanie,
Maquil Annemie
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
european journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1099-0992
pISSN - 0046-2772
DOI - 10.1002/ejsp.673
Subject(s) - ingroups and outgroups , prejudice (legal term) , psychology , social psychology , in group favoritism , causality (physics) , group conflict , immigration , social group , social identity theory , political science , physics , quantum mechanics , law
Immigration, 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.