2024
Selective cultural adoption: The roles of warmth, competence, morality and perceived indispensability in majority‐group acculturation
Kunst J, Bierwiaczonek K, Obaidi M, Fluit S, von Soest T, Sam D, Dovidio J. Selective cultural adoption: The roles of warmth, competence, morality and perceived indispensability in majority‐group acculturation. British Journal Of Social Psychology 2024 PMID: 39283045, DOI: 10.1111/bjso.12801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntegration policies shape ethnic-racial majorities’ threat reactions to increasing diversity
Kende J, Jacobs D, Green E, Tropp L, Huo Y, Dovidio J, Jiménez T, Schildkraut D, Klein O. Integration policies shape ethnic-racial majorities’ threat reactions to increasing diversity. Science Advances 2024, 10: eadk8556. PMID: 38809972, PMCID: PMC11135425, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adk8556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary analysis of survey dataAnalysis of survey dataFeelings of threatIncreasing diversityIntegration policiesPolicy contextThreat perceptionRacial diversitySurvey dataMinority positionWhite American participantsPolicyEuropean countriesThreat reactionsMajor participantsLesser threatAttitude of nationalismUnited StatesAmerican participantsThreatImmigrantsSecondary analysisNarrativesCountriesParticipants
2021
The Missing Side of Acculturation: How Majority-Group Members Relate to Immigrant and Minority-Group Cultures
Kunst J, Lefringhausen K, Sam D, Berry J, Dovidio J. The Missing Side of Acculturation: How Majority-Group Members Relate to Immigrant and Minority-Group Cultures. Current Directions In Psychological Science 2021, 30: 485-494. DOI: 10.1177/09637214211040771.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajority group membersSocio-structural processesCultural orientationMinority group culturesEthnic minority groupsMinority group membersDiverse societyMinority groupsIntercultural contactMajority groupAcculturationImmigrantsTimely issueFuture researchMissing sideMembersConceptual modelSocietyCountriesResearchIndividualsIssuesSalientImplicationsDecades
2019
Fusion with political leaders predicts willingness to persecute immigrants and political opponents
Kunst J, Dovidio J, Thomsen L. Fusion with political leaders predicts willingness to persecute immigrants and political opponents. Nature Human Behaviour 2019, 3: 1180-1189. PMID: 31477913, DOI: 10.1038/s41562-019-0708-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolitical leadersUS presidential electionCritical future researchPolitical violencePolitical movementsElection resultsPolitical opponentsTrump’s followersPresidential electionDonald TrumpUS borderRelative deprivationTrumpElectionsImmigrantsVisceral feelingLeadersWillingnessFuture researchViolencePartisansMuslimsFollowersPersecutionOpponents
2018
Not Just a National Issue: Effect of State‐Level Reception of Immigrants and Population Changes on Intergroup Attitudes of Whites, Latinos, and Asians in the United States
Huo Y, Dovidio J, Jiménez T, Schildkraut D. Not Just a National Issue: Effect of State‐Level Reception of Immigrants and Population Changes on Intergroup Attitudes of Whites, Latinos, and Asians in the United States. Journal Of Social Issues 2018, 74: 716-736. DOI: 10.1111/josi.12295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRate of immigrationUnited StatesEthnic groupsImmigrant policiesNational discourseAsian attitudesPolicy proposalsNational issuesSpecific ethnic groupsImmigrantsImmigrationCommunity membersRegional-level informationIntergroup relationsPositive attitudesLatinosPopulation changeAttitudesIntergroup attitudesLocal conditionsDiscoursePolicyWhitesStateCommunity
2016
Cultural Differences in the Role of Economic Competitiveness in Prejudice toward Immigrants and Foreign Workers
Shin H, Dovidio J. Cultural Differences in the Role of Economic Competitiveness in Prejudice toward Immigrants and Foreign Workers. Analyses Of Social Issues And Public Policy 2016, 17: 7-32. DOI: 10.1111/asap.12124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchForeign workersEconomic competitivenessEast Asian culturesAsian culturesEuropean heritageNorthern European heritageCultural differencesCore cultural valuesWorld Values SurveyValue of uniquenessValues SurveyNature of prejudiceEthnic diversityCultural dynamicsImmigrantsCultural valuesCulture shapePrejudiceWorkersCompetitivenessRepresentative sampleEast AsiansRacismCultureCentral value
2001
Immigrants and Immigration: Advancing the Psychological Perspective
Dovidio J, Esses V. Immigrants and Immigration: Advancing the Psychological Perspective. Journal Of Social Issues 2001, 57: 378-387. DOI: 10.1111/0022-4537.00219.Peer-Reviewed Original Research