Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Italy.
University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Caserta, Italy.
Psychol Rep. 2024 Oct;127(5):2427-2450. doi: 10.1177/00332941231152394. Epub 2023 Jan 12.
The intensification of the migration phenomenon led to a growing interest in the public domain about the attitudes towards foreigners. Xenophobia and xenophilia are two opposite orientations towards foreigners, that could be considered the consequences of the interaction between several factors. Based on the self-determination theory, this study aims to verify that a bright pathway composed by intrinsic goal, needs satisfaction and altruism could explain xenophilia, whereas a dark pathway composed by extrinsic goal, needs frustration, and egoism could explain xenophobia in a group of Italian emerging adult. A group of 306 Italian emerging adults (aged 18-24), completed questionnaires and structural equation modelling was used to test the hypothesized model. The results showed a relation between intrinsic goals and needs satisfaction, conversely needs satisfaction was related to altruism, moreover altruism was related to xenophilia. On the other hand, extrinsic goals were related to need frustration; moreover, need frustration was related to egoism and egoism was related to xenophobia. These results were discussed within the Italian context for a better general comprehension of both xenophobia and xenophilia in a SDT framework.
移民现象的加剧导致公众对外国人态度的兴趣日益浓厚。排外主义和仇外心理是两种截然相反的对外态度，这可能是多种因素相互作用的结果。本研究基于自我决定理论，旨在验证一个光明的路径，由内在目标、需求满足和利他主义组成，可以解释仇外心理，而一个黑暗的路径，由外在目标、需求受挫和自我主义组成，可以解释一个意大利新兴成年人群体中的仇外心理。一组 306 名意大利新兴成年人（年龄在 18-24 岁之间）完成了问卷调查，结构方程模型被用来测试假设模型。结果表明，内在目标和需求满足之间存在关系，相反，需求满足与利他主义有关，此外，利他主义与仇外心理有关。另一方面，外在目标与需求受挫有关；此外，需求受挫与自我主义有关，自我主义与仇外心理有关。这些结果在意大利背景下进行了讨论，以便在 SDT 框架内更好地理解仇外心理和仇外心理。
