ABSTRACT Despite the structural characteristics of international migration in most European countries, the persistence of prejudice and negative attitudes towards immigrants represents an unsolved problem that erodes social cohesion. European institutions continue to be concerned about the spread of xenophobia, especially among young generations. This article aims to shed light on the crucial role of intergroup friendships, considered a key factor in reducing the hostility toward immigrant groups. In particular, the aim is to verify the effects of intergroup friendships on prejudice, using data derived from an international survey carried out in France and Italy, two emblematic European countries as regarding the experience of international migration. 1,642 French and Italian adolescents, selected by a rationale choice sample, were involved: multivariate analysis confirmed the hypothesis that adolescents who hold intergroup friendships show lower levels of prejudice. The influence of the intergroup friendships on the decrease of intolerance is evident especially on socioeconomic and security issues while for the identity matters its effects are moderated by the country of residence of the participants. Considering these results, positive contacts among local and immigrant populations are recommended in order to reduce social fragmentation and foster social cohesion.

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当友谊比偏见更强大时。两种不同的移民社会文化背景下青少年群体间友谊的作用

摘要 尽管大多数欧洲国家的国际移民具有结构特征，但对移民的偏见和消极态度的持续存在代表了一个尚未解决的问题，它侵蚀了社会凝聚力。欧洲机构继续关注仇外心理的蔓延，尤其是在年轻一代中。本文旨在阐明群体间友谊的关键作用，它被认为是减少对移民群体敌意的关键因素。特别是，目的是使用来自法国和意大利这两个欧洲标志性国家关于国际移民经历的国际调查的数据，验证群体间友谊对偏见的影响。通过合理选择样本选出的 1,642 名法国和意大利青少年参与了：多变量分析证实了这样一种假设，即拥有群体间友谊的青少年表现出较低的偏见水平。群体间友谊对减少不容忍的影响是明显的，尤其是在社会经济和安全问题上，而对于身份问题，其影响受参与者居住国的影响。考虑到这些结果，建议当地和移民人口之间进行积极接触，以减少社会分裂并促进社会凝聚力。群体间友谊对减少不容忍的影响是明显的，尤其是在社会经济和安全问题上，而对于身份问题，其影响受参与者居住国的影响。考虑到这些结果，建议当地和移民人口之间进行积极接触，以减少社会分裂并促进社会凝聚力。群体间友谊对减少不容忍的影响是明显的，尤其是在社会经济和安全问题上，而对于身份问题，其影响受参与者居住国的影响。考虑到这些结果，建议当地和移民人口之间进行积极接触，以减少社会分裂并促进社会凝聚力。