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Multilingualism and Ethnic Prejudice
Stefano BocaIsabella GiammussoRocco ServidioAlberto Mirisolasubject
:language prejudice intergroup contact ethnocultural empathySociology and Political ScienceSocial Psychologymedia_common.quotation_subject05 social sciencesEthnocultural empathyEthnic group050109 social psychologyEmpathy050105 experimental psychologyArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Intergroup dynamics0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesMultilingualismQuality (business)PsychologySettore M-PSI/05 - Psicologia SocialeSocial psychologyGeneral PsychologyPrejudice (legal term)media_commondescription
Abstract. This study explored the relationship between the ability to talk to others in more than one language and ethnic prejudice, considering the quality and quantity of intergroup contact. A structural equation model analysis was carried out on a sample of 631 Italian citizens. The results showed that multilingualism led to an increase of acceptance of intergroup differences and positive attitudes toward Moroccans and that the quality (but not quantity) of intergroup contact-mediated those relationships. The mediating role of the quality of intergroup contact extends previous results on the relationship between multilingualism and positive attitudes toward ethnic out-groups. These findings are important from a scientific point of view, as they enrich the conditions of the intergroup contact hypothesis.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-01 | Social Psychology |