European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations (ERCOMER), Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands.
European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations (ERCOMER), Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands.
J Exp Child Psychol. 2023 Jan;225:105520. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2022.105520. Epub 2022 Aug 11.
With increasing immigration, it is increasingly important to understand whether and when children consider immigrant peers as co-nationals. Using an experimental design, we examined among native-born preadolescents (8-13 years of age) in the Netherlands whether and when they perceive immigrant peers as co-nationals. First, and in agreement with the social categorization account, we expected that the use of dual identity (vs single ethnic identity) labels for immigrant peers leads to stronger co-nationality perceptions and a related stronger desire for close social contact. Second, and in line with the acculturation account, we expected that an early age of arrival in the country (vs a later age of arrival) leads to stronger perceived co-nationality and related contact desire. The findings support the acculturation account, especially among native-born children with higher national identification. There was no evidence for the social categorization account.
随着移民的增加，了解儿童是否以及何时将移民同伴视为同国人变得越来越重要。我们使用实验设计，在荷兰对本土出生的青春期前儿童（8-13 岁）进行了研究，以了解他们是否以及何时将移民同伴视为同国人。首先，与社会分类理论一致，我们预计使用双重身份（而不是单一族裔身份）标签来称呼移民同伴会导致更强烈的同国认同感，并由此产生更强烈的亲密社交接触的愿望。其次，与文化适应理论一致，我们预计在该国的早期到达（而不是后期到达）会导致更强的同国认同感和相关的接触愿望。研究结果支持文化适应理论，尤其是在具有较高国家认同感的本土出生儿童中。没有证据支持社会分类理论。
