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Mediating and moderating processes in the relationship between multicultural ideology and attitudes towards immigrants in emerging adults
Author(s) -
Musso Pasquale,
Inguglia Cristiano,
Lo Coco Alida,
Albiero Paolo,
Berry John W.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1464-066X
pISSN - 0020-7594
DOI - 10.1002/ijop.12290
Subject(s) - multiculturalism , immigration , ideology , context (archaeology) , psychology , social psychology , structural equation modeling , politics , sociology , political science , geography , pedagogy , statistics , mathematics , archaeology , law
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.