Department
Psychology
Advisor
Angela Sabates
Document Type
Poster
Version
Preprint
Abstract
This study explored the extent to which anti-immigrant sentiment can be predicted based on the variables of gender and perceived locus of control. In order to obtain a more representative sample, three countries (United States, Brazil, and Taiwan) were chosen for this study from the 2017-2020 World Values Survey (WVS) due to their varied geographical and racial and ethnic composition. Due to the important implications of anti-immigrant sentiment, this study sought to expand previous research, which has generally neglected to consider how locus of control and gender both may be significantly related to hostile attitudes toward immigrants. Results of a MANOVA suggest that the three countries differed significantly with respect to level of anti-immigrant sentiment, and thus were analyzed separately. The linear regression analysis showed that gender and locus of control did not significantly predict anti-immigrant sentiment. However, supplementary analyses using linear regression found that Socioeconomic Status (SES) was a significant predictor of anti-immigrant sentiment.
Recommended Citation
Young, Ian and Enos, Ron, "Anti-immigrant Sentiment: The Role of Perceived Locus of Control and Sex" (2024). Science Symposium. 50.
https://spark.bethel.edu/science_symposium/spring2024/schedule2024/50
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Anti-immigrant Sentiment: The Role of Perceived Locus of Control and Sex
This study explored the extent to which anti-immigrant sentiment can be predicted based on the variables of gender and perceived locus of control. In order to obtain a more representative sample, three countries (United States, Brazil, and Taiwan) were chosen for this study from the 2017-2020 World Values Survey (WVS) due to their varied geographical and racial and ethnic composition. Due to the important implications of anti-immigrant sentiment, this study sought to expand previous research, which has generally neglected to consider how locus of control and gender both may be significantly related to hostile attitudes toward immigrants. Results of a MANOVA suggest that the three countries differed significantly with respect to level of anti-immigrant sentiment, and thus were analyzed separately. The linear regression analysis showed that gender and locus of control did not significantly predict anti-immigrant sentiment. However, supplementary analyses using linear regression found that Socioeconomic Status (SES) was a significant predictor of anti-immigrant sentiment.
Comments
locus of control, gender, anti-immigrant sentiment