Intergroup Threat Scale
The Intergroup Threat Scale operationalizes intergroup (originally integrated) threat theory (Stephan & Stephan), which holds that prejudice toward an out-group arises from perceived realistic threats (to the in-group's resources, power, or welfare) and symbolic threats (to its values, beliefs, and worldview). It is a self-report measure widely used to explain attitudes toward immigrants and other out-groups in political psychology.
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- Stephan, W. G., Ybarra, O., & Bachman, G. (1999). Prejudice toward immigrants. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 29(11), 2221-2237. DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1999.tb00107.x ↗
- Stephan, W. G., Ybarra, O., & Morrison, K. R. (2009). Intergroup threat theory. In T. D. Nelson (Ed.), Handbook of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination (pp. 43-59). New York: Psychology Press. ISBN: 9780805859522
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ScholarGate. (2026, June 22). Integrated Threat (Intergroup Threat) Scale. ScholarGate. https://scholargate.app/en/political-psychology/intergroup-threat-scale
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