While ethnic prejudice is considered a key factor in parental cultural socialization strategies, there is nonetheless a lack of research about this topic among prospective transracially adoptive parents and the extent of their contacts with members of minority ethnic groups. Participants in the current study were 175 couples: 102 prospective adoptive parents pursuing international adoption in Italy and 73 couples who at the time of the study neither had children nor were involved in the adoption process. Results showed, first, that prospective adoptive parents reported lower levels of ethnic prejudice and more positive intergroup contacts than the comparison group and, second, that adoptive status, together with a more positive intergroup contact, predicted lower levels of negative prejudice. Implications for pre- and post-adoption interventions are discussed.
Canzi, E. C. R., Ferrari, L., Ranieri, S., Rosnati, R., Ethnic prejudice and intergroup contact in prospective adoptive parents, <<ADOPTION QUARTERLY>>, 2017; 20 (2): 181-194. [doi:10.1080/10926755.2017.1291460] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/98653]
Ethnic prejudice and intergroup contact in prospective adoptive parents
Canzi, Elena Camilla Rosa;Ferrari, LauraSecondo
;Ranieri, SoniaPenultimo
;Rosnati, Rosa
2017
Abstract
While ethnic prejudice is considered a key factor in parental cultural socialization strategies, there is nonetheless a lack of research about this topic among prospective transracially adoptive parents and the extent of their contacts with members of minority ethnic groups. Participants in the current study were 175 couples: 102 prospective adoptive parents pursuing international adoption in Italy and 73 couples who at the time of the study neither had children nor were involved in the adoption process. Results showed, first, that prospective adoptive parents reported lower levels of ethnic prejudice and more positive intergroup contacts than the comparison group and, second, that adoptive status, together with a more positive intergroup contact, predicted lower levels of negative prejudice. Implications for pre- and post-adoption interventions are discussed.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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