The effect of individual characteristics on reports of socially desirable attitudes toward immigration

Abstract

In recent years, Peter has been collaborating with different authors on the topic of ethnocentrism and attitudes toward foreigners (Heyder and Schmidt, 2003; Raijman, Semyonov, and Schmidt, 2003; Semyonov, Raijman, Yom Tov, and Schmidt, 2004; Davidov, Meuleman, Billiet, and Schmidt, 2008). These studies examined different determinants of attitudes toward foreigners and immigration such as East/West Germany, threat perception, human values, political ideology, and income.