Het secondary transfer effect onder etnische minderheden: Een studie naar vermindering van vooroordelen van autochtone Nederlanders met betrekking tot Marokkanen en Turken

Research about intergroup contact and the reduction of prejudice as a result of this, is frequently studied. The generalization of these contact effects still is a relatively unknown topic. This study extends research on intergroup contact by examining the secondary transfer effect. The effect is a form of indirect contact whereby, next to a reduction of prejudice regarding a primary outgroup, a reduction of prejudice regarding a secondary noninvolved outgroup also takes place. The effect is studied in The Netherlands for prejudice by natives about Moroccans and Turks by making use of the Netherlands Longitudinal Lifecourse Study wave 1 and wave 2. Employing linear regression analyses, a significant secondary transfer effect of intergroup contact was found, but only when direct contact effects were excluded from the analyses. A significant effect for level of education was also found, in that higher educated people are more prejudiced towards Moroccans and Turks but only when they are in direct or indirect contact with these minorities. When there is no contact with these groups, higher educated people are less prejudiced about Moroccans and Turks. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed, and advice for future interventions that reduce prejudice about ethnic minorities is addressed