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Immigrant Threat Perception

Immigrant Threat Perception is a psychological construct within the broader category of perceived threat that specifically denotes the extent to which individuals view immigrants as posing social, economic, cultural, or physical dangers to the in-group’s well-being, values, or societal stability.

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684

Authors

364

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2017–2026

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278

Prejudice as a Response to Perceived Group Threat: Population Composition and Anti-Immigrant and Racial Prejudice in Europe

Lincoln Quillian · American Sociological Review · 1995 · 2.2K citations

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What Triggers Public Opposition to Immigration? Anxiety, Group Cues, and Immigration Threat

Ted Brader, Nicholas A. Valentino, Elizabeth Suhay · American Journal of Political Science · 2008 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Anti-Immigrant Prejudice in Europe: Contact, Threat Perception, and Preferences for the Exclusion of Migrants

Lauren M. McLaren · Social Forces · 2003 · 1K citations

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Uncertainty, Threat, and the Role of the Media in Promoting the Dehumanization of Immigrants and Refugees

Victoria M. Esses, Stelian Medianu, Andrea Lawson · Journal of Social Issues · 2013 · 611 citations

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Social factors influencing immigration attitudes: an analysis of data from the General Social Survey

Charles R. Chandler, Yung-Mei Tsai · The Social Science Journal · 2001 · 527 citations

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Authors

684

  1. BM
    Bart Meuleman

    KU Leuven, Belgium

    6 publications · 514 citations

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  2. SD
    Sophie D. Walsh

    Bar-Ilan University, Israel

    5 publications · 187 citations

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  3. TK
    Todd K. Hartman

    University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 553 citations

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  4. VM
    Victoria M. Esses

    Western University, Canada

    5 publications · 738 citations

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  5. BJ
    Benjamin J. Newman

    University of California, Riverside, United States

    5 publications · 534 citations

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Institutions

364

  1. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    13 h-index

    27 publications

    1.5K citations

  2. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    1.3K citations

  3. Tel Aviv University

    Tel Aviv, Israel

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    731 citations

  4. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    353 citations

  5. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    1.4K citations

  6. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    472 citations

  7. University of Illinois Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    221 citations

  8. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    3.2K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

    JEMS · 9 publications · 719 citations

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  3. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

    GPIR · 7 publications · 500 citations

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  4. Journal of Social Issues

    7 publications · 1K citations

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  5. Political Psychology

    6 publications · 599 citations

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