With an Open Mind: Openness to Experience Moderates the Effect of Interethnic Encounters on Support for Immigration

Bolette Danckert; Peter Thisted Dinesen; Robert  Klemmensen; Asbjørn Sonne Nørgaard; Dietlind Stolle; Kim Mannemar Sønderskov

doi:10.1093/esr/jcx070

With an Open Mind: Openness to Experience Moderates the Effect of Interethnic Encounters on Support for Immigration

Bolette Danckert, Peter Thisted Dinesen, Robert Klemmensen, Asbjørn Sonne Nørgaard, Dietlind Stolle, Kim Mannemar Sønderskov

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This article examines whether the effect of interethnic encounters on natives’ attitudes towards immigration varies with the Big Five personality trait openness to experience. We hypothesize that individuals who score high on openness, and who therefore are more appreciative of and responsive to new experiences, react more positively/less negatively to interethnic encounters. We test this conjecture on two surveys collected in Denmark and Canada. In line with our expectations, the analyses suggest that openness positively moderates the effect of interethnic encounters on immigration attitudes: compared to those with lower levels of openness, more open individuals express more pro-immigration attitudes when experiencing both personal interethnic contact and self-reported exposure to ethnic diversity in the neighbourhood.

Original language	English
Journal	European Sociological Review
Volume	33
Issue number	5
Pages (from-to)	721-733
ISSN	0266-7215
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcx070
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2017

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