The impact of multiculturalism on immigrant helping. Issue 3 (7th December 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mashuri, Ali; Burhan, Omar Khalifa; van, Esther
• Is Part Of: Asian journal of social psychology. Volume 16:Issue 3(2013)
• Page Start: 207
• Page End: 212
• Publication Date: 2012-12-07
• Subjects: Social psychology -- Periodicals; Social psychology -- Asia -- Periodicals; 302.095
• DOI: 10.1111/ajsp.12009
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1367-2223

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>We examined how immigrants' acculturation style (multiculturalism versus assimilation) affects the host society's willingness to help immigrants. The results from this experiment supported our expectations in showing that multiculturalism triggered less immigrant helping than assimilation, but only among high national identifiers. In addition, immigrants pursuing multiculturalism were perceived as less warm than those pursuing assimilation, and perceived warmth mediated the interaction effect of identification and acculturation style on helping. Whereas help could improve immigrants' integration into the host society and reduce the degree to which the latter views immigrants as threatening, these results ironically demonstrate that immigrants who are viewed as most threatening receive the least amount of help.</p> </abstract>