Abstract
Although recent research has demonstrated the benefits of multicultural experience for reducing personal levels of intergroup bias, the potential for an intergenerational effect has yet to be explored. Using samples of Jewish-Israeli (Study 1a) and Palestinian-Israeli (Study 1b) mother–child dyads, we found that maternal multicultural experience was indirectly related to greater social tolerance among children via lower levels of maternal need for cognitive closure which, in turn, triggered higher levels of maternal social tolerance. These results show that when it comes to multicultural experience, its impact can extend beyond the self to also affect the next generation. Implications for developmental theories of prejudice acquisition and prejudice interventions are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1342-1348 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Oct 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was partially supported by the Henry Crown Institute of Business Research in Israel.
Publisher Copyright:
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Keywords
- children
- intergenerational transmission
- intergroup tolerance
- multicultural experiences
- prejudice
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Cultural Studies
- Anthropology