Documentation Variable List  Keywords  Publications  Related Studies

Title:
Longitudinal Three-Nation Study on Relations between Ethnic Minorities and Host Societies among School Students, 2004-2005

Subject Categories:
Psychology
Race relations - Society and culture
Social attitudes and behaviour - Society and culture
Equality and inequality - Social stratification and groupings
Ethnic minorities - Social stratification and groupings

Depositor(s):
Brown, R., University of Sussex. Department of Psychology

Principal Investigator(s):
Brown, R., University of Sussex. Department of Psychology
Leyens, J., Universite Catholique de Louvain
Mummendey, A., Friedrich Schiller Universitaet Jena. Institut fuer Psychologie
Kessler, T., Friedrich Schiller Universitaet Jena. Institut fuer Psychologie

Sponsor(s):
Economic and Social Research Council
European Science Foundation
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique

Grant Number:
RES-000-23-0041

Other Acknowledgements:
Stephanie Demoulin of the Universite Catholique de Louvain supervised the Belgian data collection. Friedrich Funke of the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena merged the separate national data files and created the data documentation.

Abstract:
The project looked at the views of adolescent school students in three European countries; England, Germany and Belgium. Using the same questionnaire in three languages, members of ethnic minority groups and members of the host societies were targeted. Based on social psychological research on intergroup relations, acculturation, prejudice and relative deprivation the study was designed to investigate perceptions of and attitudes between both groups.

Data collection took place in waves of measurement with an average time interval of six months in between. Some individuals were completed the survey in both waves providing a longitudinal element. Background variables include ethnicity, native language, years of residence in the country, parental occupation and education. Variables capturing intergroup perceptions include in-group identification, relative deprivation, acculturation preferences and goals, group permeability, economic competition and others. Intergroup attitudes were assessed both explicitly (liking, desire for social distance, emotions toward the other group) and implicitly (infrahumanisation).
Main Topics:
The main topics include:

• racism
• integration
• prejudice
• deprivation
• contact hypothesis
• social identity theory
• acculturation theory

Coverage:
Dates of Fieldwork: September 2004-July 2005
Country: Belgium; Germany (October 1990-); United Kingdom
Spatial Units: No spatial unit.
Observation Units: Individuals
Kind of Data: Numeric data; Individual (micro) level

Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:Cross-national; National
Population:6th form college students in the UK, college students from the same age group in Belgium and Germany.

Methodology:
Time Dimensions: Longitudinal/panel/cohort
Two waves, six months time interval in between.
Sampling Procedures: Convenience sample
Number of Units: 7,281 cases.
Method of Data Collection: Self-completion
Weighting: No weighting used.

Language(s) of Written Materials:
Study Description: English
Study Documentation: Questionnaires available in English, German and French.

Access:
Access Conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See terms and conditions for further information.
Availability: ESDS Longitudinal, UK Data Archive
Contact: Help desk: longitudinal@esds.ac.uk

Date of Release:
First Edition: 9 May 2008

Copyright:
Copyright R. Brown.

READ File

Download Acrobat PDF Reader