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Efficacy and well-being in rural north India : the role of social identification with a large-scale community identity

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2014
Author
Khan, Sammyh
Hopkins, Nick
Tewari, Shruti
Srinivasan, Narayanan
Reicher, Stephen David
Ozakinci, Gozde
Keywords
Social identification
Social cure
Self-efficacy
Well-being
North India
BF Psychology
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Abstract
Identifying with a group can contribute to a sense of well-being. The mechanisms involved are diverse: social identification with a group can impact individuals' beliefs about issues such as their connections with others, the availability of social support, the meaningfulness of existence, and the continuity of their identity. Yet, there seems to be a common theme to these mechanisms: identification with a group encourages the belief that one can cope with the stressors one faces (which is associated with better well-being). Our research investigated the relationship between identification, beliefs about coping, and well-being in a survey (N = 792) administered in rural North India. Using structural equation modelling, we found that social identification as a Hindu had positive and indirect associations with three measures of well-being through the belief that one can cope with everyday stressors. We also found residual associations between participants' social identification as a Hindu and two measures of well-being in which higher identification was associated with poorer well-being. We discuss these findings and their implication for understanding the relationship between social identification (especially with large-scale group memberships) and well-being. We also discuss the application of social psychological theory developed in the urban West to rural north India.
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Khan , S , Hopkins , N , Tewari , S , Srinivasan , N , Reicher , S D & Ozakinci , G 2014 , ' Efficacy and well-being in rural north India : the role of social identification with a large-scale community identity ' , European Journal of Social Psychology , vol. 44 , no. 7 , pp. 787-798 . https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2060
Publication
European Journal of Social Psychology
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2060
ISSN
0046-2772
Type
Journal article
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© 2014 The Authors. European Journal of Social Psychology published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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ESRC research grant. Grant Number: RES-062-23-1449
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejsp.2060/suppinfo
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10023/6115

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