Although classrooms have been described as an important socialization agent for the development of intergroup attitudes, the role of classroom climate has rarely been investigated. This 5-wave study of Swedish adolescents (N = 892, 51.1% girls, nested in 35 classrooms) examined the role of cooperative classroom climate for the development of youth attitudes toward immigrants. The results of multilevel analyses showed that adolescents who perceived classroom climate to be more cooperative had lower levels of anti-immigrant attitudes compared to youth who perceived the classroom climate as less cooperative. Similarly, classrooms with a more cooperative climate were more positive toward immigrants than classrooms with a less cooperative climate. In addition, cooperative classroom climate did not moderate the effects of classroom ethnic diversity on youth attitudes. These findings suggest that cooperative classroom climate reduces the risk of prejudice development.

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现在在一起：合作的课堂氛围和青年对移民态度的发展

尽管课堂被描述为发展群体间态度的重要社会化媒介，但很少有人研究课堂氛围的作用。这项瑞典青少年的 5 波研究 ( N= 892，51.1% 的女孩，嵌套在 35 间教室）研究了合作课堂氛围对培养青年对移民的态度的作用。多层次分析的结果表明，与认为课堂氛围不太合作的青少年相比，认为课堂氛围更合作的青少年的反移民态度水平较低。同样，具有更合作氛围的教室比具有较少合作氛围的教室对移民更积极。此外，合作课堂气氛并没有缓和课堂种族多样性对青年态度的影响。这些发现表明，合作的课堂氛围降低了偏见发展的风险。