Child’s presence shapes immigrant women’s experiences of everyday intergroup contact

IF 1.4 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Journal of Social and Political Psychology Pub Date : 2022-08-26 DOI:10.5964/jspp.7477

Paula Paajanen, Tuija Seppälä, Clifford Stevenson, E. Finell

引用次数: 5

Abstract

Research on intergroup contact has considered how the occurrence and experience of contact is affected by ingroup members. Qualitative studies of contact in real-life settings have additionally highlighted how multiple actors can affect the manifestation of contact. This article shows how the presence of one’s child can shape immigrant mothers’ contact experiences in multi-ethnic neighbourhoods. Ten immigrant mothers living in Helsinki, Finland, were interviewed twice over a six-month period about their intergroup interactions in their locale. Using a thematic analysis, we identified three themes depicting immigrant mothers’ experiences of intergroup contacts in their child’s presence: i) feeling visible to others, ii) seeking harmonious contact, and iii) anticipating problems. The results illustrate how a child affords unique opportunities for an immigrant mother to engage in interethnic contact, but also brings distinctive threats. This suggests the need to further consider how different types of intragroup dynamics can shape intergroup contacts.

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儿童的存在塑造了移民女性日常群体间接触的体验

群体间接触的研究考虑了群体内成员对接触的发生和体验的影响。对现实生活中接触的定性研究还强调了多个参与者如何影响接触的表现。这篇文章展示了孩子的存在如何影响移民母亲在多民族社区的接触经历。十位居住在芬兰赫尔辛基的移民母亲在六个月的时间里接受了两次关于她们在当地的群体间互动的采访。通过主题分析，我们确定了三个主题，描述了移民母亲在孩子在场时的群体间接触经历:1)感觉被他人看到，2)寻求和谐的接触，3)预见问题。研究结果表明，孩子为移民母亲提供了独特的机会，使他们能够参与种族间的接触，但也带来了独特的威胁。这表明有必要进一步考虑不同类型的群体内部动态如何塑造群体间的联系。

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Journal of Social and Political Psychology Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science

CiteScore

2.70

自引率

4.80%

发文量

审稿时长

40 weeks

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