Smeekes Anouk, Verkuyten Maykel, Çelebi Elif, Acartürk Ceren, Onkun Samed
Ercomer, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Utrecht University, Padualaan 14, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Sehir University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2017 Oct;52(10):1317-1324. doi: 10.1007/s00127-017-1424-7. Epub 2017 Jul 21.
Building upon social psychological work on social identity and mental health, this study among Syrian refugees in Turkey examined the importance of multiple group memberships and identity continuity for mental health and well-being.
A survey study was conducted among the very difficult to reach population of Syrian refugees (N = 361). With path analysis in AMOS the associations were examined between multiple group memberships, social identity continuity and mental health and psychological well-being.
Indicate that belonging to multiple groups before migration was related to a higher likelihood of having preserved group memberships after migration (i.e., sense of social identity continuity), which, in turn, predicted greater life satisfaction and lower levels of depression. Multiple group membership, however, was also directly related to higher depression.
Findings are discussed in relation to the importance of multiple group membership and feelings of identity continuity for refugees.
基于社会认同与心理健康方面的社会心理学研究,本研究对土耳其的叙利亚难民进行调查,以探究多重群体成员身份和身份连续性对心理健康与幸福的重要性。
对极难接触到的叙利亚难民群体(N = 361)开展了一项调查研究。运用AMOS中的路径分析,检验了多重群体成员身份、社会身份连续性与心理健康和心理幸福感之间的关联。
表明迁移前属于多个群体与迁移后保持群体成员身份的可能性更高相关(即社会认同感连续性),这反过来又预示着更高的生活满意度和更低的抑郁水平。然而,多重群体成员身份也与更高的抑郁直接相关。
结合多重群体成员身份和身份连续性感受对难民的重要性,对研究结果进行了讨论。