This study aimed to identify whether native Dutch adolescents’ contact frequency with Muslims at school is positively associated with more positive evaluations of Muslims, and if the willingness to...Show moreThis study aimed to identify whether native Dutch adolescents’ contact frequency with Muslims at school is positively associated with more positive evaluations of Muslims, and if the willingness to cooperate acted as a moderator of the effect of intergroup contact frequency on the evaluation of Muslims. As expected, findings posited that increased contact frequency and the willingness to cooperate with Muslims were indeed significantly related to increases of positive evaluations of Muslims. Additionally, the willingness to cooperate acted as a moderator of the effect of intergroup contact frequency on the evaluation of Muslims, having a facilitative effect. The present study attests to the effectiveness of the facilitative conditions through direct contact, as depicted by Allport’s (1954) intergroup contact theory.Show less
Research master thesis | Developmental Psychopathology in Education and Child Studies (research) (MSc)
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2017-04-16T00:00:00Z
González, Verkuyten, Weesie, and Poppe (2008) used the integrated threat theory to examine prejudice among Dutch adolescents. This study expanded this research and examined whether the integrated...Show moreGonzález, Verkuyten, Weesie, and Poppe (2008) used the integrated threat theory to examine prejudice among Dutch adolescents. This study expanded this research and examined whether the integrated threat theory is a valid model for both Dutch adolescents (n = 777) and Islamic adolescents (n = 307). Of the Dutch adolescents, 30% indicated having negative attitudes towards Muslims, while 10% of the Islamic adolescents indicated negative attitudes towards the Dutch population. Structural equation modeling indicated that the integrated threat theory is a valid model for both groups. Intergroup anxiety appeared to be the most prominent predictor of negative attitudes, followed by realistic threats and stereotypes. Symbolic threat appeared to be the least prominent factor, for Islamic adolescents not related to negative attitudes at all. Many of the threats mediated the relation between distal variables such as perceived status differences, perceived conflict, contact and willingness for contact, negative experiences and endorsement of multiculturalism. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.Show less
