Mediator role of intergroup anxiety in relationship between the social contact, intercultural sensitivity and attitudes towards Syrians among Turkish local society
| Published date | 01 August 2023 |
| Author | Arzu Çalişkan Sari,Özden Yalçinkaya Alkar |
| Date | 01 August 2023 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1111/imig.13097 |
1Çankırı Karatekin University, Çankırı, Turkey
2Psychology Department, Ankara Yıldırım
Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey
Correspondence
Arzu Çalişkan Sari, Çankırı Karatekin
University, Psychology Department, Çankırı,
Turkey.
Email: arzucaliskansari@karatekin.edu.tr
Abstract
Turkey is the country with the highest Syrian refugee popu-
lation hosted in the world. Social acceptance of immigrants
by the local community is as important as the social cohesion
of immigrants regarding the social integration process. The
aim of the current study was to examine the role of social
contact, intercultural sensitivity, intergroup anxiety, gender,
age, education, abroad experience and city on attitudes of
Turkish local society towards Syrians. In this regard, data
were collected from 207 local community members living
in Ankara and Adana provinces of Turkey. According to the
analysis, qualitative social contact, intercultural sensitivity
and intergroup anxiety predicted the attitudes of the local
community towards Syrians. In addition, intergroup anxiety
had a mediating role between qualitative social contact,
intercultural sensitivity and attitudes towards Syrians. When
close social contact and intercultural sensitivity of Turkish
local society increase, intergroup anxiety decreases and it
increases positive attitudes towards Syrians. Lastly, while
there was no gender difference in attitude towards Syrians,
females were higher in intercultural sensitivity than males.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Mediator role of intergroup anxiety in relationship
between the social contact, intercultural
sensitivity and attitudes towards Syrians among
Turkish local society
Arzu Çalişkan Sari1 | Özden Yalçinkaya Alkar2
DOI: 10.1111/imig.13097
Received: 21 June 2022 Accepted: 7 November 2022
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© 2022 International Organization for Migration.
Int Migr. 2023;61:257–271. wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/imig
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