Public attitudes towards immigration, news and social media exposure, and political attitudes from a cross-cultural perspective: Data from seven European countries, the United States, and Colombia

The data presented in this article provide the opportunity to comparatively analyse anti-immigrant and anti-refugee attitudes, news and social media consumption, and political attitudes (e.g., social dominance orientation, right-wing authoritarianism) of the adult population in seven European countr...

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Autores principales: David De Coninck, Maria Duque, Seth J. Schwartz, Leen d'Haenens
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:538a435f045740089ebe6f4e31eba1ff2021-11-12T04:37:59ZPublic attitudes towards immigration, news and social media exposure, and political attitudes from a cross-cultural perspective: Data from seven European countries, the United States, and Colombia2352-340910.1016/j.dib.2021.107548https://doaj.org/article/538a435f045740089ebe6f4e31eba1ff2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340921008246https://doaj.org/toc/2352-3409The data presented in this article provide the opportunity to comparatively analyse anti-immigrant and anti-refugee attitudes, news and social media consumption, and political attitudes (e.g., social dominance orientation, right-wing authoritarianism) of the adult population in seven European countries (Austria, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Sweden), the United States, and Colombia in 2021 (N = 13,645). These countries were selected for their variety in national characteristics: coastal and non-coastal border countries, large and small economies, countries with major and minor political influence, and countries with varying degrees of popularity as asylum-seeker destinations. We conducted an online survey which – amongst others – included questions on socio-demographic characteristics, attitudinal indicators, and information on news and social media consumption. These data can be of interest for migration researchers and/or media scholars who want to explore (comparative) dynamics of outgroup attitudes, threat perceptions, and/or news and social media consumption, and for policy makers who seek to influence public attitudes towards immigration and migrants.David De ConinckMaria DuqueSeth J. SchwartzLeen d'HaenensElsevierarticleNews media consumptionSocial media useAnti-immigrant attitudesPolitical attitudesThreat perceptionsComputer applications to medicine. Medical informaticsR858-859.7Science (General)Q1-390ENData in Brief, Vol 39, Iss , Pp 107548- (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
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topic News media consumption
Social media use
Anti-immigrant attitudes
Political attitudes
Threat perceptions
Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics
R858-859.7
Science (General)
Q1-390
spellingShingle News media consumption
Social media use
Anti-immigrant attitudes
Political attitudes
Threat perceptions
Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics
R858-859.7
Science (General)
Q1-390
David De Coninck
Maria Duque
Seth J. Schwartz
Leen d'Haenens
Public attitudes towards immigration, news and social media exposure, and political attitudes from a cross-cultural perspective: Data from seven European countries, the United States, and Colombia
description The data presented in this article provide the opportunity to comparatively analyse anti-immigrant and anti-refugee attitudes, news and social media consumption, and political attitudes (e.g., social dominance orientation, right-wing authoritarianism) of the adult population in seven European countries (Austria, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Sweden), the United States, and Colombia in 2021 (N = 13,645). These countries were selected for their variety in national characteristics: coastal and non-coastal border countries, large and small economies, countries with major and minor political influence, and countries with varying degrees of popularity as asylum-seeker destinations. We conducted an online survey which – amongst others – included questions on socio-demographic characteristics, attitudinal indicators, and information on news and social media consumption. These data can be of interest for migration researchers and/or media scholars who want to explore (comparative) dynamics of outgroup attitudes, threat perceptions, and/or news and social media consumption, and for policy makers who seek to influence public attitudes towards immigration and migrants.
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author David De Coninck
Maria Duque
Seth J. Schwartz
Leen d'Haenens
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Maria Duque
Seth J. Schwartz
Leen d'Haenens
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title Public attitudes towards immigration, news and social media exposure, and political attitudes from a cross-cultural perspective: Data from seven European countries, the United States, and Colombia
title_short Public attitudes towards immigration, news and social media exposure, and political attitudes from a cross-cultural perspective: Data from seven European countries, the United States, and Colombia
title_full Public attitudes towards immigration, news and social media exposure, and political attitudes from a cross-cultural perspective: Data from seven European countries, the United States, and Colombia
title_fullStr Public attitudes towards immigration, news and social media exposure, and political attitudes from a cross-cultural perspective: Data from seven European countries, the United States, and Colombia
title_full_unstemmed Public attitudes towards immigration, news and social media exposure, and political attitudes from a cross-cultural perspective: Data from seven European countries, the United States, and Colombia
title_sort public attitudes towards immigration, news and social media exposure, and political attitudes from a cross-cultural perspective: data from seven european countries, the united states, and colombia
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/538a435f045740089ebe6f4e31eba1ff
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