Interethnic Workplace Conflict: Reciprocal Perception of Italian and Immigrant Blue-Collar Coworkers : Interethnic conflict at the workplace

Abstract: Past research has examined the beneficial effects of contact focusing mainly on the affective dimension of intergroup relationships. Limited research has examined cognitive dimensions, in particular considering at the same time minority and majority group perspectives. This study tested whether contact in a work context relates differentially to the perception of interethnic conflict in Italian (n = 67) and immigrant (n = 40, all male) blue-collar coworkers with the potential mediation of reciprocal stereotypical content (competence and warmth dimensions), interethnic attitudes, perceived discrimination, and whether organizational identification amplifies the effect of contact. Multigroup path analysis revealed that the two stereotype dimensions, warmth and competence, mediate the relationship between interethnic contact and perceived discrimination for Italians, and between organizational identification and perceived conflict for immigrants. Results highlighted an asymmetrical eff.... https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/2395

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Interethnic Workplace Conflict: Reciprocal Perception of Italian and Immigrant Blue-Collar Coworkers ; volume:18 ; number:2 ; day:31 ; month:05 ; year:2022 ; Europe's journal of psychology ; 18, Heft 2 (31.05.2022)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Monaci, Maria Grazia

Further information

• DOI: 10.5964/ejop.2395
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022110709005745468888
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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