Anales de Psicologia
Volume 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 359-368

Individual variables that influence attitudes toward immigrants in schools [Variables individuales que influyen en las actitudes hacia la inmigración en el ámbito escolar] (Article)

del Barco B.L. , Castaño E.F. , Carroza T.G.
  • a Universidad de Extremadura, Spain
  • b Universidad de Extremadura, Spain
  • c Universidad de Extremadura, Spain

Abstract

In researching what individual determines of the development of prejudiced attitudes, stereotypes, the authoritarian personality, namely right-wing authoritarianism, the dominance orientation social and social anxiety, have been mainly analyzed. In this research we aim to find, through an analysis of structural equation, a model explaining the student attitudes toward immigrants through disruptive behaviour of socialization (social anxiety and social retirement) and the social self-concept of native students. 300 native students participate, aged between 10 and 15 years. We have used the following questionnaires: AFA (Self-concept Form A), BAS-3 (Battery socialization, as a self-assessment) and the Scale of attitudes of schoolchildren towards immigrant pupils. The indexes goodness of fit obtained values within the accepted limits and demonstrate that the model provides a good fit. Model results show that most students socially withdrawn and social anxiety scores get lower social self-concept. Finally, the native school with high scores on social self-concept possess more negative attitudes towards their fellow immigrants. © 2010: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia. Murcia (España).

Author Keywords

Attitudes immigrants Social self-concept Social anxiety Social retirement Students

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77954235345&partnerID=40&md5=58dc1bca0057a01ce4735eae6a519627

ISSN: 02129728
Cited by: 4
Original Language: Spanish