In the theoretical literature on tolerance a distinction is proposed between coexistence and respect tolerance. In three studies with four national samples of Dutch majority members, we demonstrate that these two forms of tolerance can be distinguished empirically in relation to different immigrant target groups. The findings of all studies further show that the more principled respect tolerance was negatively associated with prejudice towards immigrants, and positively associated with the acceptance of concrete minority practices, above and beyond prejudice. However, the positive association between respect tolerance and acceptance of practices was weaker for people who were more strongly concerned about the continuity of their national cultural identity. Overall, the more pragmatic coexistence tolerance was found to have no independent association with prejudicial feelings and with the acceptance of minority practices. The findings indicate that stimulating respect tolerance might be particularly helpful for improving intergroup relations in culturally diverse societies.

在关于容忍的理论文献中，提出了共存和尊重容忍之间的区别。在对荷兰多数成员的四个国家样本进行的三项研究中，我们证明了这两种形式的容忍可以根据经验根据不同的移民目标群体进行区分。所有研究的结果进一步表明，更有原则的尊重容忍与对移民的偏见呈负相关，与对具体少数族裔做法的接受呈正相关，超越了偏见。然而，对于那些更强烈关注其国家文化身份的连续性的人来说，尊重容忍和接受实践之间的正相关关系较弱。总体，更务实的共存宽容被发现与偏见情绪和接受少数群体做法没有独立关联。研究结果表明，激发尊重容忍可能特别有助于改善多元文化社会中的群体间关系。