A significant amount of research has been devoted to studying the sociopolitical incorporation of immigrants and their descendants both socially and structurally. However, questions remain about how psychological mechanisms play a role in the incorporation process. While some immigrants might internalize a sense of social alienation, others might be able to overcome the detrimental impact of historical and present-day exclusion and develop a psychological notion of belonging to US society. To test the role of a psychological mechanism in the incorporation process, I rely on national survey data from the 2016 Collaborative Multiracial Post-Election Survey and a novel survey experiment. By leveraging these data, I examine the determinants of perceptions of inclusion in the United States among Latinos. The findings present a mixed picture of incorporation. I find that as Latinos become more familiarized with the United States culturally and socially, they are more likely to develop a sense of belonging. However, both experiencing discrimination and perceiving that the in-group faces discrimination negatively shape Latinos’ psychological sense of belongingness. Furthermore, receiving hostile messaging causes Latinos to feel less included in the US society. This paper highlights a social psychological mechanism of racialized incorporation, capturing whether immigrants and their descendants feel that they belong and are part of the host society.

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真的在家吗？归属感和移民融入


大量研究致力于研究移民及其后代在社会和结构上的社会政治融入。然而，关于心理机制如何在整合过程中发挥作用仍然存在疑问。虽然一些移民可能会内化一种社会疏离感，但另一些移民可能能够克服过去和当今排斥的有害影响，并形成一种属于美国社会的心理观念。为了测试心理机制在整合过程中的作用，我依靠了 2016 年合作多种族选举后调查的全国调查数据和一项新颖的调查实验。通过利用这些数据，我研究了拉美裔对美国包容性的看法的决定因素。研究结果显示了混合的合并情况。我发现，随着拉美裔在文化和社会上对美国越来越熟悉，他们更有可能产生归属感。然而，经历歧视和认为内部群体面临歧视都会消极地塑造拉丁裔的心理归属感。此外，收到敌对信息会导致拉美裔感觉在美国社会中的包容性降低。本文强调了种族化融合的社会心理机制，捕捉移民及其后代是否觉得他们属于东道国社会并成为东道国社会的一部分。