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The role of siblings and family environment in the development of anti-immigrant attitudes in adolescence
Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Jilská 1, Prague 1, Czech Republic.
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8335-9235
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4203-5394
2026 (English)In: Journal of Child and Family Studies, ISSN 1062-1024, E-ISSN 1573-2843, Vol. 35, no 1, p. 15-34Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Family as the main socialization environment involves mainly parents and siblings. The importance of parents for attitudinal development in adolescence is well-researched. Theoretically, other family members like siblings are also expected to play a role in attitudinal formation. Still, and primarily due to data limitations, siblings are rarely accounted for in empirical studies. In this study, we examine the role of siblings in the development of anti-immigrant attitudes in adolescence (10–17 years), with a particular focus on how sibling effects vary depending on family environment. Using three waves of data from the Czech Household Panel Survey (2016–2018), and mixed multilevel repeated measurement models, we find that siblings’ attitudes towards immigrants are related over time. Moderation effects show that younger siblings are particularly influential under less optimal family conditions. More specifically, we find that younger siblings’ anti-immigrant attitudes influence their older siblings primarily when the family economy is strained and when parents rarely engage in political discussions with their children. Older siblings on the other hand affect their younger siblings’ anti-immigrant attitudes to a similar extent regardless of the family environment.

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Springer, 2026. Vol. 35, no 1, p. 15-34
Keywords [en]
Adolescence, Anti-immigrant attitudes, Prejudice, Siblings
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Sociology (Excluding Social Work, Social Anthropology, Demography and Criminology)
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-246560DOI: 10.1007/s10826-025-03196-8ISI: 001606371900001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105020193017OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-246560DiVA, id: diva2:2015547
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Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, P16-0446:1Forte, Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare, 2016–07177Available from: 2025-11-21 Created: 2025-11-21 Last updated: 2026-03-31Bibliographically approved

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