Social psychological and semantic perspectives were used to examine Europeans’ attitudes and perception of group norms on the migration crisis in Europe. Overall, results from both approaches revealed that Europeans are personally less hostile on the immigration issue than they perceive others to be. Moreover, such a mismatch shapes their speaking-out behaviors, and level of identification with
... [Show full abstract] Europe moderates it, yielding a conformity orientation among low identifiers and a resistance among high ones. The questions related to actual level of identification and minority influence and its implications for the public opinion dynamics on the immigration issue are discussed.
