@ARTICLE{26583223_26699327_2009, author = {Elena Ulybina and A. Lensment and I. Akhmet}, keywords = {, basic beliefs, intergroup relationshipsintergroup discrimination}, title = {Attitude of the Ethnic Minority to the Ethnic Majority: Situational and Dispositional Factors }, journal = {Psychology. Journal of Higher School of Economics}, year = {2009}, volume = {6}, number = {4}, pages = {94-102}, url = {https://psy-journal.hse.ru/en/2009-6-4/26699327.html}, publisher = {}, abstract = {We discuss the negative attitude towards representatives of an outgroup depending on situational and dispositional factors. The situational factor is the status of ethnic minority which characterizes Russians living in Estonia. The dispositional factor is the level of basic beliefs. The results show that there are no significant differences in the level of hostility towards Estonians between Russians living in Russia and Russians living in Estonia. There are significant differences in the basic beliefs between people with different hostility levels towards Estonians.}, annote = {We discuss the negative attitude towards representatives of an outgroup depending on situational and dispositional factors. The situational factor is the status of ethnic minority which characterizes Russians living in Estonia. The dispositional factor is the level of basic beliefs. The results show that there are no significant differences in the level of hostility towards Estonians between Russians living in Russia and Russians living in Estonia. There are significant differences in the basic beliefs between people with different hostility levels towards Estonians.} }