Immigration is a process that affects both the immigrants and the native population. The aim of this present study was to analyse negative attitudes of resident populations towards immigration (ATIs) and the influence of these attitudes on life satisfaction. The main contribution of the work is that it considers the perspectives of 3 generational cohorts. The study sample consisted of 44,721 individuals living in Europe, taken from the European Social Surveys of 2002 and 2014. To model binary dependent variables, we performed logistic regressions. The estimated coefficients are reported in terms of elasticities. Results suggest that Baby Boomers have more hostile ATIs and are less satisfied with their lives compared to Generation X and Generation Y. Income influences ATIs, and life satisfaction. Education only plays a significant role in ATIs. There is no robust empirical evidence of endogeneity: it can be assumed that ATIs represent explanatory factors vis-à-vis life satisfaction. Generation Y seems to be the most open-minded regarding immigration, and rejection of immigrants from poor countries has the strongest negative effect on their life satisfaction. This research, focused on socioeconomic factors that influence ATIs, might help policy-makers to develop sustainable immigration policies that improve the attitudes and well-being of local populations.

移民是一个既影响移民又影响本地人口的过程。本研究的目的是分析居民对移民的负面态度以及这些态度对生活满意度的影响。这项工作的主要贡献在于它考虑了3个世代队列的观点。该研究样本包括来自欧洲的44,721个人，取自2002年和2014年的欧洲社会调查。为了对二元因变量建模，我们进行了逻辑回归。估计的系数以弹性表示。结果表明，与X代和Y代相比，婴儿潮一代的ATI更具敌意，对生活的满意度也较低。收入会影响ATI和生活满意度。教育仅在ATI中起重要作用。没有可靠的内生性经验证据：可以假设ATIs是生活满意度的解释性因素。Y世代在移民问题上似乎最开放，拒绝贫困国家的移民对其生活满意度产生最大的负面影响。这项研究的重点是影响ATIs的社会经济因素，可能有助于决策者制定可持续的移民政策，以改善当地居民的态度和福祉。