The role of group identification in the well-being of Spaniards with gypsy ethnicity
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URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10481/86826Metadatos
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Group identification Ethnic identity Self-ingroup overlap Well-being Spanish gypsies
Fecha
2019-07-01Referencia bibliográfica
Published version: Gomez Berrocal, M. D. C., Porras, C., & Mata, S. (2020). The role of group identification in the well-being of Spaniards with gypsy ethnicity. The Journal of Social Psychology, 160(2), 204-215
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Departamento de Psicología Social (Universidad de Granada), Departamento de Metodología de las Ciencias del Comportamiento (Universidad de Granada), Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamiento Psicológico (Universidad de Granada).Resumen
Objective: To describe the role of sex, age, educational level and psychosocial group-identification factors in well-being and satisfaction with life. Method: 229 Spanish Gypsies completed a survey of demographic data, psychological well- being, life satisfaction, ethnic identity and the individual’s inclusion of self within the ingroup. Results: (a) only level of studies is related to satisfaction with life; (b) participants with higher scores in ethnic identity reported more well-being and more life satisfaction; and (c) assessment of ethnic belonging affects more areas of well-being than does perception of closeness to the ingroup. Conclusion: objective conditions of deprivation are not related to well-being as reported by the participants; it is important to study how Spanish Gypsies value and perceive their ethnicity in order to predict their well-being and satisfaction with life.