Table 16 Mediation model (DV: pro-immigrant sentiment (factor))

Social science classes

0.077 + 

 − 0.127**

0.081*

(0.042)

(0.041)

(0.033)

Arts & humanities classes

0.145***

 − 0.049

0.021

(0.044)

(0.042)

(0.035)

Math & science classes

0.054

 − 0.073

 − 0.013

(0.047)

(0.045)

(0.037)

Engineering classes

0.005

0.035

0.035

(0.038)

(0.037)

(0.030)

Female

0.056

0.079

 − 0.192***

(0.059)

(0.056)

(0.046)

Age

0.045*

 − 0.178***

0.046*

(0.022)

(0.022)

(0.018)

Education level

 − 0.056

 − 0.099*

0.034

(0.049)

(0.047)

(0.039)

Cosmopolitanism

0.169***

(0.030)

Isolationism

 − 0.168***

(0.031)

Constant

3.162***

1.119***

 − 0.965***

(0.179)

(0.171)

(0.177)

R²

0.029

0.137

0.175

N

757

757

757

F

3.214***

16.963***

17.645***