Basque Ethnic Identity and Collective Empowerment: Two Key Factors in Well-Being and Community Participation

Frontiers in Psychology

Sonia Padoan De Luca¹  Aitziber Pascual²  Jon Zabala²  Susana Conejero²  Itziar Alonso-Arbiol³  Barbara Torres-Gomez³  Saioa Telletxea⁵  Alberto Amutio⁶ 

[1] Departament of Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of the Basque Country - UPV/EHU, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain;Department of Basic Psychological Processes and Development, Faculty of Psychology, University of the Basque Country - UPV/EHU, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain;Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, and Research Methods, Faculty of Psychology, University of the Basque Country - UPV/EHU, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain;Department of Social Psychology, Faculty of Labor Relations and Social Work, University of the Basque Country - UPV/EHU, Leioa, Spain;Faculty of Labor Relations and Social Work, University of the Basque Country - UPV/EHU, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain;Universidad Andres Bello, Faculty of Education and Social Science, Santiago de Chile, Chile;

关键词: ethnic identity;    identity fusion;    collective identity;    perceived collective efficacy;    collective empowerment;    personal well-being;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.606316

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Social identity is a factor that is associated with well-being and community participation. Some studies have shown that ethnic identity goes along with empowerment, and that interaction between the two leads to greater indices of well-being and community participation. However, other works suggest a contextual circumstance (i.e., perceiving one’s own group as a minority and/or being discriminated) may condition the nature of these relations. By means of a cross-sectional study, we analyzed the relations of social identification (or identity fusion) and collective psychological empowerment with personal well-being, social well-being and community participation in a sample of Basques. A total of 748 Basques participated (63.1% women; age M = 39.28; SD = 12.13). Individuals who were highly identified or fused with Basque speakers and who were highly empowered showed higher indices of well-being (both personal and social) and of community participation than non-fused individuals with low empowerment. The results also suggest that social identification (or identity fusion) offsets the negative effects of perceiving the group as a linguistic minority. Collective psychological empowerment proved to be an especially relevant factor that needs to continue to be explored.

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