Community identity as resource and context: A mixed method investigation of coping and collective action in a disadvantaged community
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01/08/2013
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Community identities enhance well-being through the provision of social support and feelings of collective efficacy as well as by acting as a basis for collective action and social change. However, the precise mechanisms through which community identity acts to enhance well-being are complicated by stigmatisation which potentially undermines solidarity and collective action. The present research examines a real-world stigmatised community group in order to investigate: (1) the community identity factors that act to enhance well-being, and (2) the consequences of community identity for community action. Study 1 consisted of a household survey conducted in disadvantaged areas of Limerick city in Ireland. Participants (n=322) completed measures of community identification, social support, collective efficacy, community action, and psychological well-being. Mediation analysis indicated that perceptions of collective efficacy mediated the relationship between identification and well-being. However, levels of self-reported community action were low and unrelated to community identification. In Study 2, twelve follow–up multiple-participant interviews with residents and community group workers were thematically analysed, revealing high levels of stigmatisation and opposition to identity-related collective action. These findings suggest the potential for stigma to reduce collective action through undermining solidarity and social support. |
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eng |
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info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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McNamara , N , Stevenson , C & Muldoon , O T 2013 , ' Community identity as resource and context: A mixed method investigation of coping and collective action in a disadvantaged community ' European Journal of Social Psychology , vol 43 , no. 5 , pp. 393-403 . DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.1953 |
Palavras-Chave | #/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3200/3207 #Social Psychology |
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article |