This review summarizes the current state of the art of statistical and (survey) methodological
research on measurement (non) invariance, which is considered a core challenge for the …

One major threat to revealing cultural influences on psychological states or processes is the
presence of bias (ie, systematic measurement error). When quantitative measures are not …

This book gives an up-to-date overview of methodological and data-analytical issues of
cross-cultural studies. Written by leading experts in the field, it presents the most important …

In recent years, scholars have started to measure and explain populism at the micro-level,
as an attitude that individuals hold about politics. Multiple scales have been proposed but …

While there is a large literature on attitudes toward immigrants, scholars have not
systematically examined the determinants of attitudes toward refugees. Often, refugees are …

Theories on intergroup relations suggest that negative attitudes toward immigrants tend to
rise when economic conditions deteriorate. However, these arguments were mostly tested …

The present paper contributes to the literature on the formation of attitudes and public views
toward out-group populations by focusing on the relations between actual versus perceived …

The current study examines the following questions:(1) the extent to which individual basic
human values are linked with attitudes towards immigration;(2) whether symbolic threat by …

Do standard “trust in government” survey questions deliver measures which are reliable and
equivalent in meaning across diverse regime types? I test for the measurement equivalence …

Selective exposure to likeminded political viewpoints on algorithmic social media platforms
is considered a potential source of polarization of public opinion. We still know little about …