THE ROLE OF PERCEIVED THREAT IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GROUP CONTACT, SOCIAL DOMINANCE ORIENTATION AND XENOPHOBIA: THE CASE OF IZMIR-KONAK

Year 2023, Volume: 10 Issue: 1, 418 - 445, 29.03.2023

Sumeyra Sarıdağ , Hamza Bahadır Eser

https://doi.org/10.30798/makuiibf.1097933

Cited By: 3

Abstract

The aim of the study is to examine the relationships between social dominance orientation, social contact, intergroup threat and xenophobia in the context of Syrians under temporary protection living in Turkey. For this purpose, a research model was created to examine the relationships between groups. The population of the research consists of the citizens of the Republic of Turkey living in Konak district of Izmir. Field research method was used in the study. The research was carried out with 367 people. The research data were obtained by face-to-face interviews with a questionnaire prepared from scales with Turkish validity. According to the results of the analysis, it was found that the indirect effect of contact frequency on xenophobia through the perception of cultural threat was significant. Likewise, the indirect effect of social dominance-dominance orientation on xenophobia through cultural threat was found to be significant.

Keywords

Syrians, Temporary Protection Status, Threat Perception, Social Contact, Xenophobia, Social Dominance Orientation.

GRUPLAR ARASI TEMAS, SOSYAL BASKINLIK YÖNELİMİ VE ZENOFOBİ ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİDE ALGILANAN TEHDİDİN ROLÜ İZMİR KONAK ÖRNEĞİ

Abstract

Çalışmanın amacı Türkiye’de yaşayan geçici koruma kapsamındaki Suriyeliler bağlamında, sosyal baskınlık yönelimi, sosyal temas, gruplararası tehdit ile zenofobi arasındaki ilişkileri incelemektir. Bu amaçla, gruplar arasındaki ilişkileri irdelemeye yönelik bir araştırma modeli oluşturulmuştur. Araştırmanın evrenini İzmir’in Konak ilçesinde yaşayan Türkiye Cumhuriyeti vatandaşları oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmada alan araştırması yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırma 367 kişi ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma verileri, Türkçe geçerlilikleri olan ölçeklerden hazırlanmış anket formu ile yüz yüze görüşülerek elde edilmiştir. Analiz sonuçlarına göre temas sıklığının kültürel tehdit algısı aracılığıyla zenofobi üzerindeki dolaylı etkisinin anlamlı olduğu bulunmuştur. Aynı şekilde sosyal baskınlık-baskınlık yöneliminin kültürel tehdit aracılığıyla zenofobi üzerindeki dolaylı etkisinin anlamlı olduğu bulunmuştur.

Keywords

Suriyeliler, Geçici Koruma Statüsü, Tehdit Algısı, Sosyal Temas, Zenofobi, Sosyal Baskınlık Yönelimi.

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