Young Adults' Perceptions of Immigration through the Lens of Foreign Language
Poster Number
086
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Psychology
Abstract
The purpose of our study was to better understand how young adults view immigration as well as the factors that may influence their views. We were particularly interested in how adults’ experience with foreign language and travel might influence their views of immigration. In addition, we assessed young adults’ knowledge of immigration to see how knowledge and attitude relate to one another. Participants responded to a scale that assessed their attitudes toward immigrants. For one third of our participants, the scale referred to “immigrants.” For another third of our participants, the scale specified “legal immigrants,” and for the final third of our participants, the scale specified “illegal immigrants.” All participants subsequently responded to scales to assess their fear of missing out, ambiguity tolerance, knowledge of immigration laws and statistics, and international experience.
Honors Thesis Committee
Merry Sleigh, Ph.D.; Jeffrey Sinn, Ph.D.; and Darren Ritzer, Ph.D.
Start Date
12-4-2019 2:15 PM
End Date
April 2019
Young Adults' Perceptions of Immigration through the Lens of Foreign Language
Richardson Ballroom – DiGiorgio Campus Center
The purpose of our study was to better understand how young adults view immigration as well as the factors that may influence their views. We were particularly interested in how adults’ experience with foreign language and travel might influence their views of immigration. In addition, we assessed young adults’ knowledge of immigration to see how knowledge and attitude relate to one another. Participants responded to a scale that assessed their attitudes toward immigrants. For one third of our participants, the scale referred to “immigrants.” For another third of our participants, the scale specified “legal immigrants,” and for the final third of our participants, the scale specified “illegal immigrants.” All participants subsequently responded to scales to assess their fear of missing out, ambiguity tolerance, knowledge of immigration laws and statistics, and international experience.
