Tel Aviv University, Department of Human Development & Education, School of Education, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
J Soc Psychol. 2011 Jan-Feb;151(1):31-50. doi: 10.1080/00224540903366651.
Assuming that culture is a multidimensional variable, the current study explored the possibility that the interactions between ethnicity and other culture-related variables--rather than ethnicity alone--will better describe differences in coping behavior. In the study, cross-cultural differences among Israeli Jews and Israeli Druze in the use of various ways of coping were examined while also taking into account respondents' gender, age, self-esteem, sense of coherence, national identification, and religiosity. Comparing Israeli Jews and Israeli Druze, results indicate significant differences in levels of religiosity and coherence. Referring to coping behavior, findings show that differences in ways of coping could be attributed mainly to gender differences rather than ethnic differences Thus, at least in the case of comparing Israeli Jews vs. Israeli Druze, religiosity and gender are powerful determinants of coping behavior, while ethnicity has only a limited contribution in explaining variance in a preferred way of coping. It is suggested that ethnicity has a moderating role in shaping coping behavior, as it might influence person's self-perception and level of emotionality, which in turn shape the person's ways of coping. Future explorations among various age and ethnic groups are needed to enable generalization of the current study findings.
假设文化是一个多维变量，本研究探讨了以下可能性，即种族与其他与文化相关的变量之间的相互作用——而不仅仅是种族本身——将更好地描述应对行为的差异。在这项研究中，考察了以色列犹太人和以色列德鲁兹人在使用各种应对方式方面的跨文化差异，同时考虑了受访者的性别、年龄、自尊、连贯性、国家认同和宗教信仰。比较以色列犹太人和以色列德鲁兹人，结果表明在宗教信仰和连贯性水平上存在显著差异。在应对行为方面，研究结果表明，应对方式的差异主要归因于性别差异，而不是种族差异。因此，至少在比较以色列犹太人和以色列德鲁兹人的情况下，宗教信仰和性别是应对行为的有力决定因素，而种族对解释偏好的应对方式的差异只有有限的贡献。研究表明，种族在塑造应对行为方面具有调节作用，因为它可能影响个人的自我认知和情绪水平，从而塑造个人的应对方式。需要在不同年龄和种族群体中进行进一步探索，以推广本研究的发现。
