Pongener, Imsumenla (2022) The Effects of Social Status and Cultural Difference on Integration and Psychological Adaptation through Meta-Stereotyping. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine the relation between perceived cultural difference and perceived social status with meta-stereotyping, psychological adaptation and integration of immigrants in India. We conducted a correlational online survey among 214 immigrants in India. We expected immigrants who perceive their country of origin to be lower in status or culturally different than India to experience lower psychological adaptation and integration and negative meta-stereotyping to mediate these relationships. Social status and cultural difference did not predict psychological adaptation and integration, though lower social status predicted meta-stereotyping. Contrary to our hypothesis, cultural difference predicted positive meta-stereotyping. There was no interaction effect of cultural difference and social status with integration. However, there was an indirect relation between social status and psychological adaptation through negative meta-stereotyping. These findings suggest that perceived social status of one’s country may have an adverse effect on meta-stereotyping, which further has a negative impact on psychological adaptation.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Gordijn, E.H. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Applied Social Psychology (ASP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Mar 2022 07:05 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Mar 2022 07:05 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/283 |
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