Ethnic Identity as predictor for the well-being: An exploratory transcultural study in Brazil and Europe
<p>The aim of the present research was to examine the association between subjective well-being, ill-being with ethnic identity in different cultural groups of college students (Brazilian, Portuguese, and Polish). A questionnaire package was responding: Ethnic identity, Health, Depression and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad Santo Tomás
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Summa Psicologica UST |
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| Online Access: | http://summapsicologica.cl/index.php/summa/article/view/96 |
| Summary: | <p>The aim of the present research was to examine the association between subjective well-being, ill-being with ethnic identity in different cultural groups of college students (Brazilian, Portuguese, and Polish). A questionnaire package was responding: Ethnic identity, Health, Depression and Happiness. Results show that Brazilians students are the group particularly where find relationships between ethnic identity and well-being. The European students (Portuguese and Polish) have showed an significant association between the positive attitude and its sense of ethnic belonging with better quality of life and less ill-being. These results are important because, confirm the basic idea of the strong social identity as an aspect of happiness and less distress; and discurs practical intervention directed toward ethnic identity.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 0718-0446 0719-448X |