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Ethnic Identity And Ethnic Organizations: The Role Of Self-Construal In The Psychological Well-Being Of Migrants, L. H. K. Fente, S. T. Fiske
Ethnic Identity And Ethnic Organizations: The Role Of Self-Construal In The Psychological Well-Being Of Migrants, L. H. K. Fente, S. T. Fiske
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This study attempted to highlight the role of ethnic organizations in maintaining the ethnic identity and self-construals of migrants and see whether such perpetuations were psychologically healthy or not in a contrasting culture. Two groups of migrants of Asian-Indian origin in the USA participated in the study, one group belonging to their respective ethnic organizations and the other group not belonging to any ethnic organization. Results indicated stronger ethnic identity and interdependent self-construal in members of ethnic organizations as compared to non-members. Self-construals were found to be significant moderators in the relationships between ethnic identity and well-being in members of …
Acculturation, Ethnic Identity, And Coping, Ute Schönpflug
Acculturation, Ethnic Identity, And Coping, Ute Schönpflug
Online Readings in Psychology and Culture
Ethnic identity is understood as a dynamic state, that is determined by three components: (1) by the degree of inclusion in the group of one's cultural origin; (2) the tendency to assimilate to the ethnic group of origin; and (3) the complementary tendency to differentiate from one's own ethnic group. In the same degree as the inclusion intensifies, the tendency to assimilate decreases and the tendency to differentiate increases and vice versa. A state of balance of the two complementary tendencies to assimilate and to differentiate is assumed to exist at an intermediate degree of inclusion (Brewer, 1992). The model …