Factors influencing the attitudes of the majority population of Slovenia towards immigration

Mojca Medvešek (Author), Romana Bešter (Author), Janez Pirc (Author)

Abstract

The article presents the results of a study on the attitudes of the majority population of Slovenia towards immigration and the factors influencing such. The factors examined included: socio-demographic characteristics of the members of the majority population, contacts between the majority population and immigrants, and perceived economic, security, and cultural threats. We took as our premise two theoretical frameworks – group threat theory and intergroup contact theory. The results show that the majority population has a rather reserved attitude towards immigration and mostly believes Slovenia should tighten immigration conditions. The influence of individual factors on the majority pop- ulation’s attitudes was tested using hierarchical multiple regression analysis. Perceived threats, especially cultural threat, and to a lesser extent economic and security threats, emerged as the strongest predictors of attitudes towards immigration.

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2022
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	INV - Institute for Ethnic Studies
UDC:	314.15
COBISS:	135273219
ISSN:	0354-0286
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary title:	Dejavniki, ki vplivajo na odnos večinskega prebivalstva Slovenije do priseljevanja
Secondary abstract:	V prispevku predstavljamo izsledke raziskave o tem, kakšen je odnos večinskega prebivalstva Slovenije do priseljevanja ter kateri dejavniki vplivajo nanj. Proučevali smo naslednje dejavnike: socialno-demografske značilnosti pripadnikov večinskega prebivalstva, stike med večinskim prebivalstvom in priseljenci ter percepcije ekonomske, varnostne in kulturne ogroženosti. Izhajali smo iz dveh teoretskih okvirov – teorije skupinske ogroženosti in teorije medskupinskih stikov. Rezultati kažejo, da ima večinsko prebivalstvo dokaj zadržan odnos do priseljevanja. Večina meni, da bi morala Slovenija zaostriti pogoje priseljevanja. Vpliv posameznih dejavnikov na oblikovanje odnosa večinskega prebivalstva smo preverjali s pomočjo hierarhične multiple regresijske analize. Kot najmočnejši napovedovalci odnosa do priseljevanja so se pokazale percepcije ogroženosti, zlasti kulturne, nekoliko manj pa ekonomske in varnostne ogroženosti.
Secondary keywords:	priseljevanje;odnos do priseljevanja;percepcije ogroženosti;Slovenija;
Pages:	str. 29-47
Issue:	ǂNo. ǂ89
Chronology:	2022
DOI:	10.36144/RiG89.dec22.29-47
ID:	25124157