How do others think about my group? Adolescents’ meta-stereotypes about Turkish- and German-origin students’ subject-related German and general school competence

authored by: Jannika Haase, Elisabeth Höhne, Bettina Hannover, Nele McElvany, Lysann Zander
Abstract: In Germany, Turkish-origin students face negative competence-related stereotypes held by different groups in society, including teachers at school. While a large body of research has examined stereotypes (i.e., other-stereotypes) about immigrant students, little is known about their own competence-related meta-stereotypes, i.e., beliefs regarding the other-stereotypes that outgroup peers hold about them. The present study addresses this research gap by examining Turkish- and German-origin students’ meta-stereotypes about two dimensions of competencies not yet investigated, namely Turkish- and German-origin students’ subject-related German competence as well as their general school competence using a newly developed instrument combining verbal and non-verbal measures. These assessments are juxtaposed to the evaluations of a group of peers with other immigrant backgrounds (i.e., others’ meta-stereotypes). In line with previous evidence, we found positive meta-stereotypes (as well as other- and others’ meta-stereotypes) towards German-origin students reported by all three groups. However, our study is the first that supports the existence of negative meta-stereotypes (as well as other- and others’ meta-stereotypes) towards Turkish-origin adolescents, again, among all participants. This pattern was particularly pronounced regarding the dimension of subject-related German competence. We discuss the findings’ potential relevance for students’ self-concepts and intergroup interactions in classrooms.
Organisation(s): Institute of Education
External Organisation(s): Freie Universität Berlin (FU Berlin)
TU Dortmund University
Type: Article
Journal: Social Psychology of Education
Volume: 27
Pages: 523-542
No. of pages: 20
ISSN: 1381-2890
Publication date: 04.2024
Publication status: Published
Peer reviewed: Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas: Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science
Electronic version(s): https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-023-09836-5 (Access: Open)

BibTeX

@article{3b040fba731c4ae1a5d57a50870d9ffc,
title = "How do others think about my group? Adolescents{\textquoteright} meta-stereotypes about Turkish- and German-origin students{\textquoteright} subject-related German and general school competence",
abstract = "In Germany, Turkish-origin students face negative competence-related stereotypes held by different groups in society, including teachers at school. While a large body of research has examined stereotypes (i.e., other-stereotypes) about immigrant students, little is known about their own competence-related meta-stereotypes, i.e., beliefs regarding the other-stereotypes that outgroup peers hold about them. The present study addresses this research gap by examining Turkish- and German-origin students{\textquoteright} meta-stereotypes about two dimensions of competencies not yet investigated, namely Turkish- and German-origin students{\textquoteright} subject-related German competence as well as their general school competence using a newly developed instrument combining verbal and non-verbal measures. These assessments are juxtaposed to the evaluations of a group of peers with other immigrant backgrounds (i.e., others{\textquoteright} meta-stereotypes). In line with previous evidence, we found positive meta-stereotypes (as well as other- and others{\textquoteright} meta-stereotypes) towards German-origin students reported by all three groups. However, our study is the first that supports the existence of negative meta-stereotypes (as well as other- and others{\textquoteright} meta-stereotypes) towards Turkish-origin adolescents, again, among all participants. This pattern was particularly pronounced regarding the dimension of subject-related German competence. We discuss the findings{\textquoteright} potential relevance for students{\textquoteright} self-concepts and intergroup interactions in classrooms.",
keywords = "Diverse ethnic groups, Intergroup attitudes, Meta-stereotypes, Other-stereotypes, School classes, Turkish- and German-origin students",
author = "Jannika Haase and Elisabeth H{\"o}hne and Bettina Hannover and Nele McElvany and Lysann Zander",
note = "Funding Information: Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL. Funding was provided by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Grant No. ZA 911/2-1).",
year = "2024",
month = apr,
doi = "10.1007/s11218-023-09836-5",
language = "English",
volume = "27",
pages = "523--542",
journal = "Social Psychology of Education",
issn = "1381-2890",
publisher = "Springer Netherlands",
number = "2",
}