ERIC Number: EJ1275501
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Oct
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-2202-9478
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
Xenophobia and Social Contact in University Students
Bozdag, Faruk
International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, v8 n4 p87-97 Oct 2020
Due to increasing human mobility in today's world, relations among groups are becoming more and more important. As people with different cultures come in close contact they begin to influence inter-group attitudes (Barni et al., 2020; Turner et al., 2020). Xenophobia, which can be described as negative attitudes towards migrants, is one of the most serious problems between groups caused by migration (Peterie & Neil, 2020). This study aims to investigate the relationship between social contact and xenophobic attitudes towards Syrian migrants among university students in Turkey. Data were collected from 142 university students through the Xenophobia Scale and the Revised Social Contact Scale. The data obtained were analyzed by multiple linear regression technique. The findings show that while the quality of social contact significantly predicts the xenophobic attitudes of university students, the quantity of social contact does not. The quality of social contact explains 43% of university students' xenophobic attitudes. It is understood that the quality of social contact is highly effective in reducing xenophobic attitudes towards migrants. [This study was presented in the 1st International Congress on Social Sciences - Humanities and Education in Istanbul on 22-23 December 2017.]
Descriptors: Stranger Reactions, College Students, Student Attitudes, Interpersonal Relationship, Measures (Individuals), Prediction, Migration, Immigrants, Foreign Countries
Australian International Academic Centre PTY, LTD. 11 Souter Crescent, Footscray VIC 3011, Australia. Tel: +61-3-9028-6880; e-mail: support@aiac.org.au; Web site: http://www.journals.aiac.org.au/index.php/IJELS/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Turkey
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A