Ethnic Prejudice: A Combined Personality and Social Psychology Model

Author(s): Bo Ekehammar, Nazar Akrami, Fan Yang-Wallentin

DOI: https://doi.org/10.65030/idr.07025

Abstract: Previous research has examined prejudice from either a personality or a social psychology perspective. In the present study (N = 182), we combine these perspectives and examine whether ethnic prejudice is best explained by personality (Big-Five factors, social dominance orientation, and right-wing authoritarianism) or social psychology (ethnic group membership and identification) or by a combination of both approaches. Results from causal modeling and multiple regression analyses showed that prejudice was best explained by considering the combined influence of personality and social psychology constructs. The findings imply that it is necessary to combine various approaches to explain prejudice.

Keywords: Prejudices; Personality & situation; Social psychology; Multiple regression analysis; Ethnic groups; Psychology

Pages: 255-264

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