Immigrationan invasion or an opportunity to the country. The effect of real news frames of immigration on ethnic attitudes

  1. Lucía López-Rodríguez
  2. Alexandra Vázquez
  3. Isabel Cuadrado
  4. Marco Brambilla
  5. Miriam Rodrigo
  6. John F. Dovidio
Revista:
International Journal of Social Psychology, Revista de Psicología Social

ISSN: 0213-4748,  1579-3680

Año de publicación: 2020

Volumen: 35

Número: 3

Páginas: 452-491

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1080/02134748.2020.1783834 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: International Journal of Social Psychology, Revista de Psicología Social

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Resumen

How immigration is framed in the media can influence ethnic attitudes and support for anti-immigration policies. This work analysed the effects of media representations about immigration (as an invasion or an opportunity for the economic growth of the country) on the perceptions (i.e., perceived [im]morality, realistic and symbolic threat) and emotions of anger and fear of Spanish (Study 1) and Italian participants (Study 2), and their willingness to accept anti-immigration policies proposed by far-right parties such as Vox (in Spain) or La Lega (in Italy). Results showed direct effects of news frames on perceived immorality, threat and anger in Spain. News frames indirectly affected support for anti-immigration policies through perceived immorality and realistic threat (serially). In Italy, news frames only affected perceived immorality and anger among Italians with rightist orientation. The opportunity-frame (vs. invasion-frame) was indirectly associated with less support for anti-immigration policies, through perceived immorality, for those with a more conservative orientation. These findings suggest that news frames can indirectly influence the support for anti-immigration parties through psychosocial processes in an era of political populism.

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This work has been supported by the National Project about ‘Research Challenges’ entitled ‘Limitations of the classic strategies for reducing prejudice and new proposals to improve intergroup relations based on morality’ (RTI2018 −098576-A-I00) funded by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of Spain within the national programme oriented to the challenges of society, within the framework of the state plan for scientific and technical research and innovation 2017-2020. / Este trabajo ha sido financiado gracias a los fondos del Proyecto de I+D+i ‘Retos Investigación’, titulado ‘Limitaciones de las estrategias clásicas de reducción del prejuicio y nuevas propuestas para la mejora de las relaciones intergrupales basadas en la moralidad’ (RTI2018-098576-A-I00) financiado por el Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades de España dentro del programa estatal de I+D+i orientado a los retos de la sociedad, en el marco del plan estatal de investigación científica y técnica y de innovación 2017-2020.

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