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The way we see others in intercultural relations: The role of stereotypes in the acculturation preferences of Spanish and Moroccan-origin adolescents

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Although the relationship between stereotypes and acculturation preferences has been previously studied from the majority perspective among adults, the perspective of adolescents and minority groups is understudied. This research analyzed the contribution of four stereotype dimensions (i.e., morality, immorality, sociability, and competence) to the acculturation preferences of Spanish adolescents and adolescents of Moroccan-origin, the moderating role of stereotypes in intergroup acculturation discrepancies, and the interaction of stereotypes with acculturation perceptions on acculturation preferences. A sample of 488 Spanish adolescents and 360 adolescents of Moroccan-origin living in Spain, from 12 to 19 years old, reported how moral, immoral, social, and competent they perceive each other to be. Spanish adolescents reported their perception about how Moroccan youth were acculturating in terms of maintaining their original culture and adopting the host culture, and their acculturation preferences in the same dimensions. Adolescents of Moroccan-origin reported to what extent they were maintaining their original culture and adopting the host culture, their acculturation preferences, and their ethnic and national (Spanish) identity. Results showed that adolescents of Moroccan-origin reported more positive perceptions of Spanish youth than conversely. The perceived immorality of the outgroup was important for understanding the preferences for adopting the host culture of both groups, but in the opposite direction. The four stereotype dimensions modulated the majority-minority discrepancies in preferences for cultural adoption. An analysis of the interaction between stereotypes and perceived adoption on acculturation preferences showed that when Spanish adolescents perceived that Moroccan youth were not adopting the Spanish culture, perceived morality and sociability played a role in their preferences for adoption. The less moral and sociable Moroccans were perceived, the more preference for cultural adoption. These findings support the importance of considering stereotypes in acculturation studies of majority and minority groups, as well as the relevance of including these perceptions in interventions aimed at improving intercultural relations

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The way we see others in intercultural relations: The role of stereotypes in the acculturation preferences of Spanish and Moroccan-origin adolescents

Author: Urbiola Vega, Ana,López Rodríguez, Lucía,Sánchez Castelló, María,Navas Luque, María Soledad,Cuadrado Guirado, María Isabel
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U biola A, López-Rod íguez L,
Sánchez-Cas elló M, Na as M and
Cuad ado I (2021) The Way WeSee
O he s in In e cul u al Rela ions: The
Role o S e eo ypes in he
Accul u a ion P e e ences o Spanish
and Mo occan-O igin Adolescen s.
F on . Psychol. 11:610644.
doi: 10.3389/ psyg.2020.610644
The Way WeSee O he s in
In e cul u al Rela ions: The Role o
S e eo ypes in he Accul u a ion
P e e ences o Spanish and
Mo occan-O igin Adolescen s
AnaU biola
1,2, LucíaLópez-Rod íguez
1,2*, Ma íaSánchez-Cas elló
1,2, Ma isolNa as
1,2 and
IsabelCuad ado
1,2
1 Cen e o he S udy o Mig a ion and In e cul u al Rela ions, Uni e si y o Alme ía, Alme ia, Spain, 2 Depa men o
Psychology, Uni e si y o Alme ía, Alme ía, Spain
Al hough he ela ionship be ween s e eo ypes and accul u a ion p e e ences has been
p e iously s udied om he majo i y pe spec i e among adul s, he pe spec i e o adolescen s
and mino i y g oups is unde s udied. This esea ch analyzed he con ibu ion o ou s e eo ype
dimensions (i.e., mo ali y, immo ali y, sociabili y, and compe ence) o he accul u a ion
p e e ences o Spanish adolescen s and adolescen s o Mo occan-o igin, he mode a ing
ole o s e eo ypes in in e g oup accul u a ion disc epancies, and he in e ac ion o s e eo ypes
wi h accul u a ion pe cep ions on accul u a ion p e e ences. A sample o 488 Spanish
adolescen s and 360 adolescen s o Mo occan-o igin li ing in Spain, om 12 o 19yea s
old, epo ed how mo al, immo al, social, and compe en hey pe cei e each o he o be.
Spanish adolescen s epo ed hei pe cep ion abou how Mo occan you h we e accul u a ing
in e ms o main aining hei o iginal cul u e and adop ing he hos cul u e, and hei accul u a ion
p e e ences in he same dimensions. Adolescen s o Mo occan-o igin epo ed o wha ex en
hey we e main aining hei o iginal cul u e and adop ing he hos cul u e, hei accul u a ion
p e e ences, and hei e hnic and na ional (Spanish) iden i y. Resul s showed ha adolescen s
o Mo occan-o igin epo ed mo e posi i e pe cep ions o Spanish you h han con e sely.
The pe cei ed immo ali y o he ou g oup was impo an o unde s anding he p e e ences
o adop ing he hos cul u e o bo h g oups, bu in he opposi e di ec ion. The ou s e eo ype
dimensions modula ed he majo i y-mino i y disc epancies in p e e ences o cul u al adop ion.
An analysis o he in e ac ion be ween s e eo ypes and pe cei ed adop ion on accul u a ion
p e e ences showed ha when Spanish adolescen s pe cei ed ha Mo occan you h we e
no adop ing he Spanish cul u e, pe cei ed mo ali y and sociabili y played a ole in hei
p e e ences o adop ion. The less mo al and sociable Mo occans we e pe cei ed, he mo e
p e e ence o cul u al adop ion. These indings suppo he impo ance o conside ing
s e eo ypes in accul u a ion s udies o majo i y and mino i y g oups, as well as he ele ance
o including hese pe cep ions in in e en ions aimed a imp o ing in e cul u al ela ions.
Keywo ds: s e eo ypes, immo ali y, mo ali y, accul u a ion p e e ences, accul u a ion pe cep ions, iden i y,
adolescen s, Mo occan immig an s
U biola e al. S e eo ypes and Accul u a ion P e e ences
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INTRODUCTION
The phenomenon o mig a ion has signi ican consequences
on human li e. One o he mos impo an o ms o consequence
is he con inuous con ac wi h membe s o o he cul u es,
igge ing no ewo hy changes in bo h he immig an s and
he hos socie y (Red ield e  al., 1936). These changes a e
concep ualized in he psychosocial li e a u e as he accul u a ion
p ocess. Be y (2005) de ines accul u a ion as “ he dual p ocess
o cul u al and psychological change ha akes place as a
esul o con ac be ween wo o mo e cul u al g oups and
hei indi idual membe s” (p. 698).
Wi hin Eu ope, Spain has become an impo an ecipien
o immig a ion in he las wo decades. O he o eign esiden s
in his coun y, 15.2% a e unde he age o 16yea s. Accul u a ion
p e e ences o adolescen s om bo h he majo i y and mino i y
g oups li ing in he same con ex can se le hei u u e peace ul
s. con lic ual ela ionships, and con ibu e – in he long e m –
o social inclusion and well-being in con empo a y socie ies.
We ocus on adolescence because o wo main easons. Fi s ly,
because he impac o accul u a ion p ocesses and he iden i y
de elopmen conside ing bo h he o iginal and he new hos
cul u e a e speci ically complex and sensi i e du ing adolescence.
The ela ionship be ween accul u a ion and iden i y (e hnic
and na ional) has been claimed in se e al wo ks (Phinney,
2003; Schwa z e  al., 2006). The ele ance o iden i y and
iden i ica ion p ocesses akes mo e impo ance in adolescence,
and e en mo e o immig an adolescen s (Schwa z e  al.,
2006). They ha e o ace he challenge o cons uc ing o
endo sing an iden i y ha inco po a es elemen s o bo h he
cul u al o igins and he ecei ing cul u es, in addi ion o he
di icul ies o cons uc ing an iden i y ha cha ac e izes his
de elopmen al pe iod (Schwa z e al., 2006). Secondly, because
a his de elopmen al s age, s e eo ypes a e s ill lexible and
ela i ely easy o change. The e o e, mapping he ela ions
be ween s e eo ypes owa d ou g oups and in e g oup beha io
in in e cul u al encoun e s is essen ial o acili a e he change
o s e eo ypes and biased in e g oup pe cep ions a his s age
be o e hey ge i mly es ablished in adul hood, inc easing
in e g oup hos ili y (Cons an in and Cuad ado, 2019).
Gi en he impo ance o accul u a ion p e e ences o cul u al
unde s anding, se e al esea che s ha e u ned o he s udy o
hose a iables associa ed wi h mo e lexible accul u a ion
p e e ences ha acili a e cul u al nego ia ion and posi i e
coexis ence. Among hem, he way we see o he s – ha is,
in e g oup s e eo ypes – cons i u e basic dimensions in his p ocess
o mu ual unde s anding. Despi e he impo ance o social belie s
abou g oups in he accul u a ion p ocess, he e idence o he
ela ionship be ween s e eo ypes and accul u a ion p e e ences is
sca ce, especially among adolescen s and conside ing he mino i y
pe spec i e. Al hough his ela ionship has been es ablished among
adul s, he way s e eo ypes can in e ac wi h o he a iables o
p edic accul u a ion p e e ences o how s e eo ypes con ibu e
o modula e disc epancies in accul u a ion p e e ences be ween
majo i y and mino i y g oups emain unexplo ed.
Acco dingly, he main ques ion ha mo i a ed his inqui y
was o unde s and he speci ic ole ha dis inc s e eo ype
dimensions play in he accul u a ion p e e ences o Spanish
adolescen s and adolescen s o Mo occan-o igin li ing in Spain.
Mo occans cons i u e he la ges immig an g oup in his coun y
(15.9% o o eign esiden s; INE, 2020) and sys ema ically
ecei e wo se e alua ions om Spania ds compa ed o membe s
o o he immig an g oups, such as Romanians o Ecuado ians
(e.g., Na as e  al., 2012; López-Rod íguez e  al., 2013, 2016).
We i s ollow a desc ip i e app oach by analyzing mu ual
s e eo ypes (Objec i e 1), and he majo i y-mino i y disc epancies
in adolescen s’ accul u a ion pe cep ions and p e e ences
(Objec i e 2). Then, we analyze he speci ic con ibu ion o
ou di e en s e eo ype dimensions (i.e., mo ali y, immo ali y,
sociabili y, and compe ence), beyond adi ional a iables o
accul u a ion pe cep ions ( o majo i y and mino i y g oups)
and na ional and e hnic iden i ies ( o he mino i y g oup),
o p edic hei accul u a ion p e e ences (Objec i e 3). Based
on he diagnos ic alue o (im)mo ali y, we an icipa e ha
hese speci ic dimensions will bemo e ele an han he o he
s e eo ype dimensions o adolescen s’ accul u a ion p e e ences.
This esea ch also es s i s e eo ypes modula e he disc epancies
be ween Spanish adolescen s and adolescen s o Mo occan-
o igin in hei accul u a ion p e e ences (Objec i e 4). Finally,
we add ess an inno a i e ques ion by analyzing whe he
s e eo ypes migh bemo e p edic i e o accul u a ion p e e ences
depending on accul u a ion pe cep ions (Objec i e 5). As a
as we know, no p e ious esea ch has co e ed his gap in he
heo y o accul u a ion and s e eo ypes. Cohe en o he unc ion
o s e eo ypes as cues o o ien a e apid decisions and social
judgmen s, we hypo hesize ha s e eo ypes ha e no isola ed
e ec s on accul u a ion p e e ences, bu hey combined wi h
o he impo an ac o s such as accul u a ion pe cep ions.
Acco ding o his easoning, s e eo ypes migh ha e a mo e
p ominen ole in accul u a ion p e e ences unde mo e
h ea ening ci cums ances, ha is, when majo i y membe s
pe cei e immig an -o igin adolescen s a e no adop ing he
hos cul u e.
The Complex P ocess o Accul u a ion
Acco ding o he ex emely in luen ial accul u a ion model
de eloped by Be y (1997), immig an s mus ace wo undamen al
ques ions when li ing in he hos coun y: (1) To wha ex en
is i impo an o main ain my cul u al he i age? and (2) To
wha ex en is i impo an o es ablish ela ions wi h he hos
socie y and adop he hos cul u e? Rega ding iden i y, hese
wo ques ions e e o main aining a sense o belonging o
one’s e hnic communi y (e hnic iden i y), and o de eloping a
sense o hos na ional belonging (na ional iden i y), espec i ely
(Zhang e  al., 2018). Ini ially conside ed o hogonal, hese wo
dimensions we e combined o yield ou accul u a ion ca ego ies.
Nowadays, howe e , se e al esea che s p e e o measu e hese
unde lying dimensions o main enance and con ac /adop ion
due o me hodological conside a ions (Rudmin, 2003), and o
a oid losing p ecious in o ma ion (B own and Zage ka, 2011).
Al hough accul u a ion models we e ini ially ocused on
he accul u a ion p e e ences o mino i y g oups, he impo ance
o examining also he p e e ences o he majo i y g oup was
subsequen ly ecognized (Zage ka e  al., 2014), gi en i s
U biola e al. S e eo ypes and Accul u a ion P e e ences
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subs an ial in luence and powe in he hos socie y
(Geschke e  al., 2010). Acco dingly, in he las decades,
conside able wo k has ocused on he majo i y pe spec i e
(e.g., Bou his e  al., 1997; Pion kowski e  al., 2000; Zage ka
e  al., 2007). Di e en models ecognize he in e ac i e na u e
o accul u a ion ( o a e iew see Ho enczyk e al., 2013) such
as he mu ual accul u a ion model (Be y, 2006), he in e ac i e
accul u a ion model (IAM; Bou his e al., 1997), he conco dance
model o accul u a ion (Pion kowski e al., 2002), o he ela i e
accul u a ion ex ended model (RAEM; Na as e al., 2005, 2007).
In he p esen esea ch, we use he RAEM o cap u e he
mu uali y in accul u a ion p ocesses.
Simila o p e ious in e ac i e models, he RAEM akes
in o accoun wo accul u a ion dimensions (main enance o
o iginal cul u e and adop ion o hos cul u e) and conside s
bo h he majo i y and mino i y pe spec i es in o de o
unde s and be e he accul u a ion p ocesses. Mo eo e , his
model di e en ia es be ween he eal and he ideal plane in
he accul u a ion p ocess. The eal plane e e s o he accul u a ion
s a egies ha mino i y g oups decla e o p ac ice and he
pe cep ion o majo i y membe s abou hese s a egies. The
ideal plane e e s o he accul u a ion p e e ences ( ha is, wha
bo h mino i y membe s and hos s would p e e i hey could
choose, in e ms o cul u al adop ion and main enance o
mino i y membe s). Mo eo e , he RAEM conside s
simul aneously di e en domains as a way o cap u e he
inhe en complexi y o he accul u a ion p ocess, asking o
di e en a eas o socio-cul u al eali y (e.g., poli ical, wo k,
social well-being, and consume habi s) o o he s mo e cen al
o he cul u al p ocess (e.g., social ela ions, amily ela ions,
eligion, and alues).
This model gi es pa icula impo ance o he accul u a ion
pe cep ions and p e e ences o bo h mino i y and majo i y
membe s. This is especially ele an om a psychosocial
pe spec i e gi en ha he analysis and po en ial in e en ions
on biased pe cep ions and disc epan a i udes ake a cen al
s age on in e cul u al con lic esolu ion. When compa ing
majo i y and mino i y pe spec i es, accul u a ion disc epancies
can be ound. Acco ding o Bou his e  al. (1997), when he
p o ile o accul u a ion o ien a ions ob ained o he hos
communi y and he immig an g oup ma ch e y li le o no
a all, accul u a ion disco dance be ween bo h communi ies
can bep oblema ic o con lic ual, espec i ely. These disc epancies
a e usual in accul u a ion esea ch, wi h immig an s usually
p e e ing o adop he hos cul u e less and main aining he
o iginal cul u e mo e han wha he membe s o he hos
coun y p e e hey do (e.g., in Spain, Na as e  al., 2007;
Na as and Rojas, 2010). In he speci ic case o adolescen s, a
esea ch conduc ed in wo Medi e anean coun ies (I aly and
Spain) ound ha he e was li le consensus be ween immig an
and hos adolescen s in hei accul u a ion p e e ences (López-
Rod íguez e  al., 2014a; Mancini e  al., 2018): immig an
adolescen s li ing in bo h coun ies p e e ed o main ain hei
o iginal cul u e mo e han wha hos adolescen s p e e ed.
Addi ionally, young immig an s in I aly p e e ed o adop he
hos cul u e o a lowe ex en compa ed o wha hei I alian
na ional pee s demanded. This disc epancy in p e e ence o
adop ion was in e ed in Spain, wi h young immig an s p e e ing
o adop mo e he hos cul u e compa ed o wha Spanish
adolescen s demanded (especially in school o consume habi s).
This s udy, howe e , included immig an s om di e en
backg ounds. As accul u a ion is con ex -depended, esul s
migh a y when a speci ic cul u al backg ound is conside ed.
The s udy o majo i y membe s’ accul u a ion p e e ences is
essen ial because hos majo i y membe s can in luence he
accul u a ion s a egies o mino i y membe s, “who in u n may
also a ec he o ien a ions o he hos majo i y” (Bou his e al.,
1997, p. 375). As Van Acke and Vanbeselae e (2011) ha e
claimed, knowing he an eceden s o majo i y membe s’ p e e ences
ega ding he accul u a ion o di e en mino i ies o e s chances
o modi y and in e ene on majo i y membe s’ p e e ences and
o ill he gap be ween he posi ions o bo h he majo i y and
he mino i y g oups, and consequen ly, o imp o e in e g oup
ela ions. This esea ch analyzes he con ibu ion o in e g oup
s e eo ypes beyond adi ional a iables o accul u a ion
pe cep ions o p edic accul u a ion p e e ences among Spanish
adolescen s and adolescen s o Mo occan-o igin li ing in Spain,
he mode a ing ole o s e eo ypes in in e g oup accul u a ion
disc epancies, as well as he in e ac ion be ween s e eo ypes
and accul u a ion pe cep ions on accul u a ion p e e ences.
In e g oup S e eo ypes and he
Accul u a ion P ocess
Accul u a ion p ocesses a e cha ac e ized by a ema kable
complexi y and a e con ingen o he con ex o in e g oup
ela ions. In his line, s udies ha e ela ed majo i y and/o
mino i y accul u a ion p e e ences o di e en psychosocial
a iables, such as p ejudice, s e eo ypes, o pe cei ed
disc imina ion (e.g., Maisonneu e and Tes é, 2007; López-
Rod íguez e al., 2014b; Rojas e al., 2014; Zage ka e al., 2014;
López-Rod íguez and Zage ka, 2015; Cuad ado e  al., 2017,
2018). The way we see o he s is essen ial o unde s anding
in e cul u al ela ions. S e eo ypes se e as social keys o guide
judgmen s in complex si ua ions as hose in ol ed in in e cul u al
ela ions. Wi h no much social in o ma ion, s e eo ypes ul ill
he gaps and shape in e p e a ions o di e en e en s, being
essen ial in in e cul u al ela ions. F om he majo i y pe spec i e,
mo e lexible accul u a ion o ien a ions such as in eg a ion a e
mo e s ongly p e e ed o “ alued” han “de alued” immig an s,
whe eas less ole an accul u a ion o ien a ions such as
assimila ion o exclusion a e mo e endo sed o “de alued”
han “ alued” immig an s (Mon euil and Bou his, 2001). As
a as we know, no p e ious esea ch has es ed whe he
in e g oup s e eo ypes could modula e accul u a ion disc epancies
be ween he mino i y and majo i y g oups.
The s e eo ype con en model (SCM; Fiske e  al., 2002)
pos ula es ha social g oup membe s a e e alua ed on wo
basic dimensions o social pe cep ion: wa m h and compe ence.
The wa m h dimension helps o an icipa e he in en ions o
o he s and includes cha ac e is ics such as being since e o
iendly. The dimension o compe ence allows knowing he
capaci y o o he s o achie e hei in en ions o objec i es and
includes cha ac e is ics such as being in elligen o skill ul.
A e wa d, Leach e al. (2007) demons a ed ha wa m h consis s
U biola e al. S e eo ypes and Accul u a ion P e e ences
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o wo di e en ia ed e alua i e componen s: sociabili y and
mo ali y. Acco ding o B ambilla and Leach (2014, p. 398),
“sociabili y pe ains o being bene olen o people in ways
ha acili a e a ec i e ela ions wi h hem (e.g., iendliness,
likeabili y, and kindness), mo ali y e e s o being bene olen
o people in ways ha acili a e co ec and p incipled ela ions
wi h hem (e.g., hones y, us wo hiness, and since i y).” Se e al
s udies ha e highligh ed he p ima y and dis inc i e ole o
mo ali y on social judgmen s, imp ession o ma ion, o in-g oup
and ou -g oup e alua ions and eac ions (e.g., B ambilla e  al.,
2011, 2012; López-Rod íguez e  al., 2013; Leach e  al., 2015;
Landy e  al., 2016; Cuad ado e  al., 2020; see B ambilla and
Leach, 2014, o a e iew). The e o e, he e is enough e idence
on he impo ance o analyzing mo ali y and sociabili y as
wo sepa a e dimensions o wa m h. S udies ca ied ou in
Spain wi h he h ee-dimensional s e eo ype con en model in
adul popula ion con i m he dis inc i e ole o mo ali y ( s.
sociabili y and compe ence) in ou g oup e alua ions. These
s udies ha e analyzed he pe cep ions o he majo i y g oup
owa d immig an s om di e en o igins (López-Rod íguez
e  al., 2013), he pe cep ions o he mino i y g oup owa d
he majo i y g oup (Cuad ado e al., 2017, 2020 S udy 2), and
he in a-mino i y pe spec i e whe e immig an s e alua ed o he
immig an g oups (Cuad ado e  al., 2016). Cons an in and
Cuad ado (2020) ha e con i med he supe io i y o he h ee-
ac o model o s e eo ype con en compa ed o he
bi-dimensional one in a s udy wi h Spanish adolescen s e alua ing
o Mo occan and Ecuado ian immig an s.
Tha said, ecen s udies (e.g., Goodwin and Da ley, 2012;
Sayans-Jiménez e  al., 2017) ha e shown he impo ance o
also conside ing he nega i e aspec s o mo ali y (i.e., immo ali y)
in imp essions o ma ion and ou -g oup e alua ions. Acco ding
o B ambilla and Leach (2014, p. 400), “when people sea ch
o he mos diagnos ic in o ma ion a ailable abou a pe son,
hey sea ch o nega i e in o ma ion abou ha pe son’s mo ali y.”
The nega i e pole o mo ali y has mo e e alua i e weigh han
he posi i e pole. A ibu es associa ed wi h badness in nega i e
mo al ac ions (e.g., he , chea ing) a e mo e eliable and
objec i e han hose ela ed o he goodness o posi i e mo al
ac ions (e.g., dona e money; Goodwin and Da ley, 2012). The
cue-diagnos ici y o nega i e ai s ela ed o mo ali y in he
imp ession- o ma ion p ocess is well-known. Skow onski and
Ca ls on (1987) ound “ ha nega i e beha io s a e pe cei ed
as mo e diagnos ic han posi i e beha io s when he o me
a e mo ali y ela ed (hones y-dishones y)” (p.689). The nega i i y
e ec o mo ali y has mo i a ional, a ec i e and cogni i e bases
( o a e iew see Rusconi e  al., 2020). Addi ionally, he
me hodological esea ch conduc ed by Sayans-Jiménez e  al.
(2017) indica ed ha he addi ion o nega i e i ems o mo ali y
(i.e., immo ali y) allows esea che s o explain a bigge amoun
o a iance han when only posi i e i ems a e used.
Pe cei ed mo ali y and immo ali y allow us o in e he
po en ial bene i s and/o h ea s ha o he people o g oups
ep esen o ou well-being o ha o ou g oup (B ambilla
e al., 2011, 2012). The e o e, hese a e p ominen s e eo ypical
dimensions in he sea ch o in o ma ion, imp essions o ma ion,
and ou -g oup e alua ion ha mus be aken in o accoun .
To ou knowledge, no s udies ha e ye been conduc ed using
he ou dimensional model o s e eo ype con en (i.e., mo ali y,
immo ali y, sociabili y, and compe ence) in adolescen s om
he mino i y pe spec i e and i s ela ionship wi h
accul u a ion p e e ences.
The ela ionship be ween hese s e eo ype dimensions and
accul u a ion p e e ences has ecei ed sca ce a en ion in he
li e a u e. The e a e some excep ions. López-Rod íguez e  al.
(2014b) ound ha s e eo ypes (and he pe cei ed h ea
associa ed o hem) media ed he ela ionship be ween pe cei ed
adop ion and p e e ence o main enance and adop ion o a
sample o Spania ds ega ding Mo occan immig an s. In his
case, posi i e e alua ions we e associa ed o mo e p e e ence
o cul u e main enance and less p e e ence o cul u e adop ion
ia pe cei ed h ea . When s e eo ype dimensions we e
expe imen ally manipula ed, he dimension o mo ali y was
he only dimension ha a ec ed he desi e o majo i y membe s
o mino i y g oup’s main enance o he o iginal cul u e (López-
Rod íguez and Zage ka, 2015). F om he mino i y pe spec i e,
Cuad ado e al. (2017) ound ha , especially pe cei ed mo ali y,
bu also pe cei ed compe ence, indi ec ly and posi i ely p edic ed
he p e e ence o immig an s o adop ing Spanish cus oms
h ough posi i e emo ions owa d Spania ds. These s udies ha e
no simul aneously conside ed he majo i y and mino i y
pe spec i e, he eal (pe cep ions) and ideal plane (p e e ences)
in he accul u a ion p ocess, and hey ha e only aken in o
accoun h ee (bu no ou ) s e eo ype dimensions, igno ing
he ole o pe cei ed immo ali y, he mos h ea ening s e eo ype
dimension. Mo eo e , p e ious esea ch has no inqui ed abou
unde which ci cums ances s e eo ypes migh be mo e closely
ela ed o accul u a ion p e e ences. Kosic and Phale (2006)
ound a signi ican in e ac ion e ec be ween pe cei ed
main enance o he Mo occan cul u e o o igin and p ejudice
on o e ca ego iza ion. This inding sugges s ha he in e ac ion
be ween high p ejudice and high pe cei ed main enance is
associa ed wi h a highly h ea ening si ua ion displayed as an
o e ca ego iza ion o pho og aphs as Mo occans. The e o e,
al hough p ejudice has been ound o in e ac wi h accul u a ion
pe cep ions, he e is no e idence ha s e eo ypes in e ac wi h
hese pe cep ions o p edic accul u a ion p e e ences.
Objec i es and Hypo heses
The main ques ion ha mo i a ed his inqui y was o unde s and
he ole ha dis inc s e eo ype dimensions play in he
accul u a ion p e e ences o Spanish adolescen s and adolescen s
o Mo occan-o igin li ing in Spain. To achie e his goal, we i s
desc ibed he pa icipan s’ pe cep ions and p e e ences. Speci ically,
we analyze he majo i y-mino i y disc epancies in adolescen s’
accul u a ion pe cep ions and p e e ences, and hei mu ual
s e eo ypes. We expec Spanish adolescen s o ha e a mo e
nega i e pe cep ion o Mo occan you h han ice e sa (H1).
Based on p e ious indings wi h mino i y and majo i y samples
o adolescen s (e.g., López-Rod íguez e  al., 2014a; Mancini
e  al., 2018), we expec ha adolescen s o Mo occan o igin
will epo adop ing mo e and main aining less han wha Spanish
adolescen s pe cei e hem o do (H2a), and p e e o adop
less and main ain mo e han wha hos adolescen s demand (H2b).

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Then, we analyzed he speci ic con ibu ion o ou di e en
s e eo ype dimensions (i.e., mo ali y, immo ali y, sociabili y, and
compe ence), beyond adi ional a iables o accul u a ion
pe cep ions ( o majo i y and mino i y g oups) and na ional
and e hnic iden i y ( o he mino i y g oup), o p edic hei
accul u a ion p e e ences. The main ca ego ies o iden i ica ion
conside ed as impo an a iables in accul u a ion p ocesses a e
he e hnic and na ional ca ego ies. Because o ha , we include
also hese ca ego ies o iden i y as classical p edic o s o
accul u a ion p e e ences o he mino i y g oup. Wehypo hesize
ha dimensions o s e eo ypes will p edic accul u a ion p e e ences
beyond accul u a ion pe cep ions ( o majo i y and mino i y
g oups) and iden i y ( o he mino i y g oup). Based on he
diagnos ic alue o (im)mo ali y (e.g., Skow onski and Ca ls on,
1987; Sayans-Jiménez e  al., 2017), we expec ha hese wo
dimensions will be mo e ele an o adolescen s’ accul u a ion
p e e ences han he o he dimensions o s e eo ypes (H3).
This esea ch also es s whe he s e eo ypes could modula e
he disc epancies be ween Spanish adolescen s and adolescen s
o Mo occan-o igin in hei accul u a ion p e e ences. P e ious
esea ch has ound ha less ole an accul u a ion o ien a ions
such as assimila ion o exclusion a e mo e endo sed o “de alued”
immig an s owa d whom he e a e nega i e s e eo ypes (Mon euil
and Bou his, 2001). We migh in e ha mu ual nega i e
s e eo ypes would ha den accul u a ion disc epancies, whe eas
posi i e mu ual pe cep ions migh so en such disc epancies (H4).
Finally, weadd ess an inno a i e ques ion by analyzing unde
which ci cums ances s e eo ypes migh be mo e p edic i e o
accul u a ion p e e ences. P e ious esea ch has shown ha
accul u a ion pe cep ions can in e ac wi h p ejudice (Kosic and
Phale , 2006) as well as he cen al ole ha pe cei ed adop ion
(compa ed o pe cei ed main enance) can play in accul u a ion
p e e ences (López-Rod íguez e  al., 2014b). This inno a i e
explo a ion is ele an since i connec s he li e a u e o accul u a ion
and in e g oup ela ions in an in e ac i e way ins ead o s udying
he p edic i e ole o s e eo ypes o accul u a ion pe cep ions in
isola ion, which is likely o o en o e simpli y people’s psychosocial
eali ies. We hypo hesize ha s e eo ypes would play a majo
ole in majo i y membe s’ accul u a ion p e e ences when hey
pe cei ed ha Mo occan you h we e no adop ing he Spanish
cul u e because i is a mo e h ea ening si ua ion han when
mino i y g oup membe s a e adop ing he hos cul u e (H5).
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Pa icipan s
A sample o 488 Spanish adolescen s (Mage=14.79, SDage=1.23;
52.4% gi ls) and 360 adolescen s o Mo occan o igin li ing
in Spain (Mage = 15.16, SDage = 1.36; 58.7% gi ls) om 12 o
19 yea s old olun ee ed o pa icipa e in his s udy. They
we e en olled in di e en public seconda y schools in Spain.
The 36.4% o adolescen s o Mo occan o igin we e bo n in
Spain and 62.2% in Mo occo. Mos o hei pa en s (97.8%o
a he s and 98.6% o mo he s) we e bo n in Mo occo. Fo
pa icipan s who we e bo n in Mo occo, he a e age age o
a i al o Spain was 4.84 yea s (SD = 4.39).
Va iables and Ins umen s
Pa icipan s answe ed one o wo simila e sions o a
ques ionnai e, changing he ou -g oup e alua ed. Spanish
adolescen s answe ed he ques ionnai e assessing Mo occan
you h, and adolescen s o Mo occan o igin assessed Spanish
you h. The ques ionnai es con ained ins umen s o measu e
he ollowing a iables. All i ems we e measu ed on a i e-
poin Like scale anging om 1 (no a all) o 5 ( e y much).
S e eo ypes
This a iable was measu ed h ough a 17-i em scale ( om
López-Rod íguez e al., 2013; Sayans-Jiménez e al., 2017). The
scale consis ed o ou subdimensions: mo ali y ( ou i ems:
hones , us wo hy, since e, and espec ul), immo ali y ( i e
i ems: agg essi e, malicious, ha m ul, eache ous, and alse),
sociabili y ( ou i ems: iendly, wa m, likeable, and kind) and
compe ence ( ou i ems: in elligen , skil ul, compe en , and
e icien ). Pa icipan s we e asked o wha ex en each adjec i e
desc ibed he ou -g oup (Spania ds o Mo occans). The es ima ed
eliabili y coe icien s (C onbach’s alpha and spli -hal wi h
Spea man-B own co ec ion) a e included in Table 1.
Accul u a ion Pe cep ions
They we e measu ed h ough wo scales adap ed om he
RAEM o adolescen popula ions (López-Rod íguez e al., 2014a;
Mancini and Bo u a, 2014; Mancini e  al., 2018): one o
main aining he cus oms o o igin and ano he o adop ing
Spanish cus oms. Spanish adolescen s indica ed o wha ex en
hey pe cei ed ha Mo occan you h main ained he o igin
cus oms and o wha ex en hey pe cei ed hey ha e adop ed
o p ac iced Spanish cus oms ac oss six domains (academic,
economic, social, amily, eligion, and alues). One example
o an i em is he ollowing: “To wha ex en do you hink
ha Mo occan you h li ing in Spain main ain nowadays he
cus oms o hei coun y in social ela ions (ways o socializing,
usual places o socializing, he way in which hey spend hei
ee ime, ways o ha ing un, e c.)?” Adolescen s o Mo occan
o igin indica ed o wha ex en hey main ained he Mo occan
cus oms (o hei pa en s’ coun y o o igin) and adop ed o
TABLE1 | Es ima ed eliabili y coe icien s.
C onbach’s alpha Spli -Hal (Spea man-
B own)
SA MA SA MA
Main enance 0.58 0.68 0.65 0.67
Adop ion 0.71 0.66 0.81 0.72
P e e ences o
main enance
0.83 0.83 0.86 0.84
P e e ences o
adop ion
0.86 0.77 0.89 0.82
Mo ali y 0.82 0.65 0.84 0.69
Immo ali y 0.80 0.77 0.74 0.73
Sociabili y 0.85 0.72 0.86 0.71
Compe ence 0.76 0.68 0.76 0.63
SA, Spanish adolescen s; MA, Mo occan-o igin adolescen s.
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p ac iced Spanish cus oms in he same domains. One example
o an i em is he ollowing: “To wha ex end do youmain ain
nowadays he Mo occan cus oms in you amily ela ionships
(way o ela ing o hei pa en s, wi h olde people in he
amily, wi h hei b o he s and sis e s, asks ha each membe
o he amily does, e c.)?” A e age sco es on each scale (cul u al
main enance and adop ion) we e ob ained. The es ima ed
eliabili y coe icien s (C onbach’s alpha and spli -hal wi h
Spea man-B own co ec ion) a e included in Table 1.
Accul u a ion P e e ences
Pa icipan s’ p e e ences we e also measu ed using wo scales:
one o main aining he o igin cus oms and ano he o he
adop ion o Spanish cus oms. Spanish adolescen s we e asked
o wha ex en hey would like Mo occan you h o main ain
he o igin cus oms and o adop he Spanish cus oms. One
example o an i em is: “I you could choose, o wha ex en
would you like Mo occan you h li ing in Spain o adop o
p ac ice he Spanish cus oms in social ela ions (ways o
socializing, usual places o socializing, he way in which hey
spend hei ee ime, ways o ha ing un, e c.)?” Adolescen s
o Mo occan o igin we e asked o wha ex en hey would
like o main ain he Mo occan cus oms (o hei pa en s’ coun y
o o igin) and o adop he Spanish cus oms ( he i ems we e
he same as o Spanish adolescen s bu asking “To wha ex en
would you like o adop o p ac ice he Spanish cus oms?”).
Each scale con ains six i ems e e ing o he same RAEM
domains. A e age sco es on each scale (cul u al main enance
and adop ion) we e ob ained. The es ima ed eliabili y coe icien s
(C onbach’s alpha and spli -hal wi h Spea man-B own
co ec ion) a e included in Table 1.
G oup Iden i y
E hnic and na ional iden i ies we e measu ed in Mo occan-
o igin adolescen s wi h ou ques ions. They indica ed hei
iden i ica ion wi h and alua ion o hei e hnic g oup (Mo occan)
h ough wo ques ions: “To wha deg ee do you eel Mo occan?”
and “how do you alue being Mo occan?” (e hnic iden i y,
=0.63, p<0.001). They we e also asked abou hei iden i ica ion
wi h and alua ion o he hos coun y wi h wo ques ions:
“To wha deg ee do you eel Spanish?” and “how do you alue
being Spanish?” (na ional iden i y, =0.70, p<0.001). A e age
sco es in bo h ques ions ( o each iden i y) we e ob ained.
Socio-Demog aphic Va iables
Pa icipan s epo ed hei sex, age, coun y o bi h, coun y
o bi h o pa en s ( a he and mo he ), and age o a i al in
Spain ( o Mo occan pa icipan s). The ques ionnai e included
mo e a iables since i was pa o a b oade na ional p ojec
bu only hose ele an o he objec i es o his s udy a e epo ed.
P ocedu e
Analysis o popula ion egis e s (INE, 2019) was ca ied ou
o de e mine he numbe , geog aphical dis ibu ion, and coun ies
o o igin o o eign adolescen s li ing in Spain. Subsequen ly,
public seconda y schools wi h a high numbe o adolescen s
o Mo occan o igin we e selec ed in p o inces wi h a high
p esence o his popula ion. Schools we e con ac ed and he
app op ia e pe mi s we e eques ed o ca y ou he s udy.
The pa en s/legal gua dians o he adolescen s signed an in o med
consen o m ha was collec ed a he ime o applica ion o
he ques ionnai e. Teache s, amilies, and adolescen s we e
in o med o he objec i es o he esea ch, he people in cha ge,
hei olun a y pa icipa ion, and he possibili y o s opping
a any ime. Likewise, hey we e in o med ha he da a collec ed
would be ea ed anonymously and con iden ially. The
ques ionnai es we e comple ed in pape and pencil o ma ,
and applied by ained pe sonnel, in he class ooms o 16
public seconda y schools o i e Spanish p o inces. The s udy
was app o ed by he Human Resea ch Bioe hics Commi ee
o he esea che s’ uni e si y. The da abase used in his esea ch
has been made publicly a ailable and can beaccessed a Open
Science F amewo k (OSF) h ps://os .io/khm u/? iew_only= 4
1e41b 48a349c689469481ba 63ea .
RESULTS
P elimina y Analyses
Con i ma o y ac o analysis was conduc ed o es he i o
he ou - ac o s e eo ypes model, which included he dimensions
o mo ali y, immo ali y, sociabili y, and compe ence. In addi ion,
he i o he wo- ac o model (wa m h and compe ence; Fiske
e  al., 2002) and he h ee- ac o model (mo ali y sociabili y,
and compe ence; Leach e al., 2007) we e checked ou . Weused
he chi-squa e es and calcula ed he oo mean squa e e o
app oxima ion (RMSEA), he compa a i e i index (CFI), and
he Tuke -Lewis index (TLI) o es he i o hese models.
Fo gene al in e p e a ion, models wi h RMSEA alues g ea e
han 0.10 and CFI and TLI alues below 0.90 should be ejec ed
(B own, 2015). Wealso epo he Akaike in o ma ion c i e ion
(AIC) and he Bayesian in o ma ion c i e ion (BIC). Smalle
alues o hese indices indica e be e model i . The maximum
likelihood (ML) me hod was used o es ima e he pa ame e s
and co ela ion be ween he ac o s we e eed.
The ou - ac o s e eo ypes model showed a good i o he
da a o bo h g oups: Spanish adolescen s, c
2
(113)= 278.05,
p < 0.001, CFI = 0.95, TLI = 0.95, RMSEA = 0.05,
AIC = 19863.10, BIC = 20030.13; and Mo occan-o igin
adolescen s, c
2
(113) = 191.42, p < 0.001, CFI = 0.94,
TLI= 0.93, RMSEA= 0.04, AIC=15489.01, BIC= 15642.63.
All ac o loadings we e s a is ically signi ican (see Figu e 1).
Resul s o he CFA o he h ee- ac o and wo- ac o models
o bo h g oups indica ed ha hey should bedisca ded: Th ee-
ac o model o Spanish adolescen s, c2 (116) = 500.32,
p < 0.001, CFI = 0.90, TLI = 0.88, RMSEA = 0.08,
AIC = 20209.63, BIC = 20364.37; and o Mo occan-o igin
adolescen s, c
2
(116) = 325.98, p < 0.001, CFI = 0.85,
TLI= 0.83, RMSEA= 0.07, AIC=15778.15, BIC= 15920.68;
Two- ac o model o Spanish adolescen s, c
2
(118)=554.22,
p < 0.001, CFI = 0.88, TLI = 0.86, RMSEA = 0.09,
AIC = 20259.53, BIC = 20405.90; and o Mo occan-o igin
adolescen s, c2 (118) = 440.03, p < 0.001, CFI = 0.77,
TLI = 0.74, RMSEA = 0.09, AIC = 1588.21, BIC = 16023.03.
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Desc ip i e s a is ics and bi- a ia e Pea son co ela ions
among a iables o bo h Spanish and Mo occan-o igin
adolescen s a e epo ed in Table 2.
In e g oup Di e ences in S e eo ypes
In o de o compa e in e g oup s e eo ypes and accul u a ion
pe cep ions and p e e ences, wo mul i a ia e analysis o a iances
(MANOVAs) we e pe o med: s e eo ype dimensions and
accul u a ion pe cep ions and p e e ences we e included as
dependen a iables and he a ge /g oup (Mo occan you h
e alua ed by Spanish adolescen s s. Spanish you h e alua ed
by adolescen s o Mo occan o igin) as independen a iable.
Resul s o he MANOVA showed ha he e was a mul i a ia e
e ec o he g oup in he s e eo ype dimensions as combined
dependen a iables, Wilk’s λ=0.86, F(4, 820)=33.37, p<0.001,
η2p = 0.14. As shown in Figu e 2 (see also means and SDs
in Table2), adolescen s o Mo occan o igin had a mo e posi i e
pe cep ion o Spanish you h compa ed o he pe cep ion ha
Spanish adolescen s had o Mo occan you h (H1). S a is ically
signi ican di e ences appea ed in all ou s e eo ype dimensions
analyzed. Mo occan you h we e pe cei ed by Spanish adolescen s
as less mo al, F(1,823) = 91.72, p < 0.001, η2p = 0.10; mo e
immo al, F(1,823) =45.49, p< 0.001, η2p= 0.05; less sociable,
F(1,823) = 119.32, p < 0.001, η2p = 0.13; and less compe en ,
F(1,823) = 23.44, p < 0.001, η2p = 0.03, compa ed o he
pe cep ion ha Mo occan-o igin adolescen s had abou Spanish
you h. Homogenei y o a iances o be ween-subjec s compa ison
was no assumed. Howe e , - es s wi h co ec ions e ealed
he same esul s.
In e g oup Di e ences in Accul u a ion
O ien a ions
Resul s o he MANOVA showed ha he e was a mul i a ia e
e ec o he g oup in he accul u a ion pe cep ions and p e e ences
as combined dependen a iables, Wilk’s λ=0.78, F(4, 807)=54.65,
p < 0.001, η2p = 0.21. As shown in Figu e 3, he e we e some
disc epancies be ween wha Spanish adolescen s pe cei ed ha
Mo occan you h we e doing and wha Mo occan-o igin adolescen s
admi ed doing (H2a). Spanish adolescen s pe cei ed ha Mo occan
you h we e adop ing less han hey claimed o do,
FIGURE1 | Resul s o con i ma o y ac o analysis o he ou - ac o model o Spanish and Mo occan-o igin adolescen s. All ac o loadings a e s anda dized and
s a is ically signi ican .
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F(1,810) = 103.10, p < 0.001, η2p = 0.11; bu also main aining
less han hey claimed o do, F(1,810) = 28.71, p < 0.001,
η2p=0.03. Rega ding hei p e e ences, in line wi h H2b, Spanish
adolescen s p e e ed Mo occan you h o main ain less han
Mo occan-o igin adolescen s wan ed o do, F(1,810) = 132.33,
p < 0.001, η2p = 0.14; and p e e ed mo e adop ion han he
la e desi ed o do, F(1,810) = 4.79, p = 0.029, η2p = 0.01.
P e e ence o Adop ing he Hos Cul u e
Fou mul iple linea eg ession analyses we e conduc ed o
analyze he e ec o s e eo ypes in accul u a ion p e e ences
( wo mul iple linea eg essions o each g oup: one o
p e e ences o main enance and one o p e e ences o
adop ion). In o de o con ol he e ec o accul u a ion
pe cep ions ( o bo h g oups) and e hnic and na ional iden i y
(only o Mo occan-o igin adolescen s), hese a iables we e
included in S ep1. In S ep2, s e eo ype dimensions we e added.
Fo adolescen s o Mo occan o igin, he esul s o he mul iple
eg ession analysis a e shown in Table 3. Adop ing he hos
cul u e and na ional iden i y we e posi i ely ela ed o he
desi e o adop he Spanish cul u e in S ep 1. The e was a
s a is ically signi ican inc ease in he explained a iance
(∆R2=0.019) in S ep2. In e es ingly, pe cei ing Spanish you h
as immo al (e.g., agg essi e, malicious, and alse) signi ican ly
con ibu ed o he model. The mo e immo al Spanish you h
we e pe cei ed, he less willingness o adop he Spanish cul u e.
Fo Spanish adolescen s, esul s o he mul iple eg ession
analysis a e shown in Table 4. Only pe cep ion o adop ion
o he hos cul u e was ma ginally ela ed o hei p e e ence
o Mo occan you h o adop he Spanish cul u e in S ep 1.
The e was a s a is ically signi ican inc ease in he explained
a iance (∆R2 = 0.021) in S ep 2. Pe cei ing Mo occan you h
as immo al (e.g., agg essi e, malicious, and alse) also con ibu ed
o he model. The mo e immo al Mo occan you h we e pe cei ed,
he mo e he p e e ence o hem o adop he Spanish cul u e.
These indings sugges ha pe cei ed immo ali y migh
be impo an o unde s anding p e e ence o adop ing he
hos cul u e o bo h majo i y and mino i y g oups.
The Mode a ing Role o S e eo ypes in
Disc epancies o P e e ence o Adop ion
To e i y i s e eo ypes can mode a e he disc epancies be ween
majo i y and mino i y membe s in hei accul u a ion p e e ences,
weconduc ed ou mul iple eg ession analyses wi h he mac o
PROCESS 3.5 o SPSS, Model 1 (Hayes, 2018) using a bias-
co ec ed boo s ap o 5,000 samples. G oup was de ined each
ime as p edic o (1 = Spanish adolescen s; 0 = Mo occan-
o igin adolescen s) o p e e ence o adop ion and each s e eo ype
dimension was de ined as mode a o (+SD, Mean, and −SD).
The o he s e eo ype dimensions we e con olled as co a ia es.
A he e oscedas ici y consis en s anda d e o and co a iance
ma ix es ima o was used.
The eg ession analyses yielded a signi ican in e ac ion
be ween g oup and pe cei ed immo ali y, B=0.37, SE=0.08,
(802) = 4.62, ∆R2 = 0.027, p < 0.001, 95% CI [0.213, 0.527];
pe cei ed mo ali y, B = −0.32, SE = 0.09, (802) = −3.50,
TABLE2 | Co ela ions among a iables o Spanish and Mo occan-o igin adolescen s.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Spanish adolescen s Mo occan-o igin
adolescen s
M SD M SD
1. Main enance 0.08 0.05 0.01 - - 0.19** −0.06 0.18** 0.22** 3.57 0.60 3.83 0.71
2. Adop ion 0.11*0.34** 0.09*- - 0.49** −0.29** 0.47** 0.28** 2.78 0.72 3.31 0.73
3. P e e ence o
main enance 0.62** 0.11** −0.03 - - 0.33** −0.17** 0.38** 0.28** 3.11 0.92 3.85 0.85
4. P e e ence o
adop ion 0.08 0.60** 0.20** - - −0.01 0.11*0.01 0.01 3.44 0.91 3.31 0.83
5. E hnic iden i y 0.36** −0.05 0.34** −0.12*- - - - - - - 4.37 0.79
6. Na ional
iden i y −0.04 0.11*0.02 0.26** −0.19** - - - - - - 3.06 1.11
7. Mo ali y 0.13*0.24** 0.13*0.23** −0.01 0.07 −0.58** 0.80** 0.59** 2.77 0.79 3.28 0.70
8. Immo ali y 0.01 −0.06 −0.06 −0.20** 0.08 −0.06 −0.43** −0.54** −0.40** 2.98 0.79 2.60 0.82
9. Sociabili y 0.06 0.22** 0.12*0.22** −0.04 0.17** 0.53** −0.32** 0.61** 3.04 0.85 3.66 0.74
10. Compe ence 0.09 0.14** 0.16** 0.18** −0.01 0.11*0.46** −0.25** 0.49** 3.26 0.74 3.50 0.66
Co ela ions o Spanish adolescen s a e epo ed abo e diagonal; co ela ions o Mo occan-o igin adolescen s a e epo ed below diagonal. **p<0.01; *p<0.05.
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W i en in o med consen o pa icipa e in his s udy was
p o ided by he pa icipan s’ legal gua dian/nex o kin.
AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS
LL-R, AU, MN, MS-C, and IC de eloped he s udy concep
and design, d a ed he manusc ip , p o ided c i ical e isions,
and app o ed he inal e sion o he manusc ip o submission.
Da a collec ion was pe o med by MS-C and MN. MS-C, LL-R,
and AU pe o med he da a analysis. All au ho s con ibu ed
o he a icle and app o ed he submi ed e sion.
FUNDING
This s udy was conduc ed wi hin he p ojec “P ejudiced a i udes,
accul u a ion p ocess, and adjus men o immig an and hos
adolescen s” (Re e ence PS2016-80123-P), unded by he Minis y
o Economy, Indus y and Compe i i eness.
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