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April 1, 2026International Journal of Intercultural RelationsOpen Access

Empathy and national identification as predictors of immigrant prejudice across European countries

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CPCansu PaksoyOHOshrat Hochman

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This analysis finds empathy and national identification reduce immigrant prejudice, indicating pathways for improving attitudes.

Key Points

  • The study aims to explore how empathy and national identification relate to anti-immigrant attitudes across European nations.
  • Analyzed data from the European Values Study 2017 involving 32 countries and approximately 1500 individuals per country.
  • Utilized standardized scores of Hofstede’s individualism/collectivism scale.
  • Applied two-step regression analysis to assess predictors of immigrant prejudice.
  • Higher levels of empathy are correlated with decreased prejudice against immigrants.
  • Civic-national identification is associated with lower prejudice compared to other national identification types.
  • The influence of national identification on reducing prejudice is more significant than that of empathy.
  • Individualism amplifies the negative relationship between empathy and prejudice.

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Paksoy et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ccb7c216edfba7beb89ecfhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2026.102421
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