Ingroup and outgroup preference and rejection among young children of different ethnic groups in the Netherlands

Abstract The current study investigated the ethnic hierarchy in ingroup and outgroup preference and rejection among 6‐ to 10‐year‐old children of the dominant White Dutch group ( n = 145), and the underrepresented Turkish‐Dutch ( n = 78), and Afro‐Dutch ( n = 57) groups (55% girls, M = 7.49, SD = .98) in the Netherlands. Results from a social preference task indicated that White Dutch children showed clearly more preference for their own ethnic group (ingroup preference) compared to the two outgroup preferences (Middle Eastern and Black), while Turkish‐ and Afro‐Dutch children showed limited i... Mehr ...