title: Structural model of acculturation attitudes and related psychosocial variables: empirical evidence in native Spaniards.
abstract: This work falls within the framework of the study of acculturation processes of natives and immigrants. Its goal is to test an explanatory multi-group model of natives' acculturation attitudes as a function of diverse psychosocial variables: Prejudice and natives' appraisal of their own culture (in a direct way) and inter-group contact and perceived inter-group similarity (in an indirect way). Participants were 499 Spaniards surveyed for their attitude towards Romanian immigrants and 493 towards Ecuadorian immigrants. The indicators used took into account three socio-cultural spheres: peripheral, intermediate and central areas. This multi-group model shows an adequate fit to the data.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical, Experimental and Social Psychology, University of Huelva, Huelva, Spain.
authors.forename: Pedro J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Pérez Moreno
authors.forename: Antonio J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Rojas Tejada
authors.forename: Marisol
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Navas Luque
authors.forename: Oscar M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Lozano Rojas
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D004484:Ecuador; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011287:Prejudice; D012383:Romania; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Acculturation; Prejudice; Structural equations