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February 12, 2026Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy0 citationsOpen Access

Urban Population Change and Prejudice Toward Migrant Workers in China

How Urban Population Change Elicits Prejudice Toward Migrant Workers in China: The Mediating Roles of Status and Entitativity Threats

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XAXiang Ao

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Experiments show increased prejudice in urban residents due to population changes, indicating the need for policy development.

Key Points

  • This research aims to understand how changes in urban population dynamics in China affect attitudes toward migrant workers.
  • Conducted two experiments with a total of 716 participants in Shanghai.
  • Participants were reminded of urban population changes or given irrelevant information.
  • Measured status and entitativity threats, along with prejudice levels toward migrant workers.
  • Participants reminded of population changes reported higher status and entitativity threats.
  • Increased threats correlated with greater prejudice against migrant workers and non-locals.
  • Findings suggest urban demographic shifts impact intergroup relations negatively.

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Xiang Ao (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698d6e3c5be6419ac0d53bcchttps://doi.org/10.1111/asap.70052
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