scholarly journals Ethnic Identity of Russian Women in Interethnic Marriages and its Relationship with Their Attachment to Spouses and Separation from Parents

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-127
Author(s):  
Elena Yu. Chebotareva ◽  
Mira A. Konina ◽  
Alla S. Rudenko
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Personal Autonomy ◽  
Romantic Attachment ◽  
Social Situation ◽  
Insecure Attachment ◽  
Internal Conflict ◽  
Intercultural Marriages ◽  
Parental Family ◽  
Separation From Parents ◽  
Interethnic Marriages

The article presents a comparative study of the types of ethnic identity in conjunction with the styles of attachment in a couple and separation from the parental family of women who are in intercultural and monocultural marriages. The main sample consisted of 198 Russian women aged 21 to 55 years ( M = 36.1), including 84 women married to representatives of their own culture and living in Russia and 114 women married to representatives of the titular nationality of one of six European countries and living in the countries of their husbands. The study involved the following methods: “Multi-Item Measure of Adult Romantic Attachment - MIMARA”, adapted by T.L. Kryukova, O.A. Ekimchik; “Attachment to Close People Inventory” (N.V. Sabelnikova, D.V. Kashirsky); “Questionnaire of psychological separation” by J. Hoffman, adapted by T.Yu. Sadovnikova, V.P. Dzukaeva; and “Method for diagnosing types of ethnic identity” (G.U. Soldatova, S.V. Ryzhova). In general, the results of the study show that for women in interethnic marriages living in a foreign cultural environment, attachment to both their parents and husbands is more secure and positive, whereas the style of ethnic identity is more extreme and is associated with internal conflict. Women from intercultural marriages revealed different features of ethnic identity depending on the length of their marriage. It is shown that the style of ethnic identity is closely connected with attachment relationships. For women in monoethnic marriages living in their native country, it is more associated with separation from their parents but, for women in interethnic marriages living in a foreign country, it is to a greater extent associated with attachment to their husbands. In both cases, positive ethnic identity is associated with insecure attachment and dependence on their parents and husbands, while extreme forms of ethnic identity are associated with secure attachment and personal autonomy in relationships. The results of this study allow the specialists to take into account the specific social situation of interethnic couples more accurately in the course of psychological, social and other assistance to such couples, to develop constructive ways of discussing and maintaining cultural differences in the couple.

Models of Self-Identification of Russian Bulgarians in Siberia: The Example of the Bulgarians of the Tyumen Region

2021 ◽  
pp. 111-121
Author(s):  
Марина Петровна Кляус ◽  
Галин Георгиев
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Cultural Interaction ◽  
Siberian Region ◽  
Geographic Dispersion ◽  
Bulgarian Population ◽  
Interethnic Interaction ◽  
Interethnic Marriages

В статье рассматриваются представления болгарского населения Тюменской области о своей этнической идентичности на современном этапе, а также предложены и охарактеризованы модели самоидентификации российских болгар. Источниковой базой выступили интервью с болгарами Тюмени и Нижневартовска. Качественный анализ интервью позволил выявить проблему этнической самоидентификации потомков межнациональных браков, особенности опыта респондентов в выборе этничности, направления процессов межэтнического взаимодействия в быту, языкового и культурного взаимовлияния. В статье рассмотрены и проанализированы общественные организации болгар, социальные платформы и виртуальные этнические группы. Авторы приходят к выводу, что болгары, проживающие в Тюменской области, несмотря на немногочисленность и дисперсность проживания, сохраняют свою этническую идентичность, успешно интегрировавшись в социально-экономическое, политическое и культурное пространство этого Западно-Сибирского региона. This article examines the ideas of the Bulgarian population of the Tyumen Region about its ethnic identity and proposes models of self-identification among Russian Bulgarians. Interviews with Bulgarians from Tyumen and Nizhnevartovsk were the source base. A qualitative analysis of the interviews revealed the problem of ethnic self-identification of the offspring of interethnic marriages; specifics of respondents’ experience in choosing ethnicity; and the nature of interethnic interaction in everyday life, including linguistic and cultural interaction. The article also considers public organizations of Bulgarians, social platforms and virtual ethnic groups. The authors conclude that the Bulgarians living in the Tyumen Region, despite their small number and geographic dispersion, retain their ethnic identity, successfully integrating into the socio-economic, political and cultural space of this West Siberian region.

Situational Identity and Ethnicity among Ghanaian University Students

1977 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph M. Kaufert
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
West Africa ◽  
Social Situation ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
The Political ◽  
Common Elements ◽  
Migrant Communities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Cultural Similarity

A number of recent studies have challenged the concept of an ethnic grou as an absolute category and emphasised that ethnic identity is influenced by the context of the social situation in which the behaviour occurs.2 Analyst of migrant communities in both West Africa and the Copperbelt have documented the existence of situational ethnicity as a phenomenon in which individual or group identity is defined in terms of categories which vary in their level of inclusiveness. Situational factors have increasingly come to be viewed as influencing the individual's definition of his rôle as a member of more inclusive groups which allows him to relate to a more culturally heterogeneous community in terms of common elements of identity.3 Studies concentrating upon the political significance of ethnic identity in public interactions have also stressed that situational factors may play a more important role than cultural similarity in developing more inclusive identity groupings.4 Finally, analysts dealing with the problems of multiple ethnic loyalties have stressed that individuals and groups have an array of alternate identities from which to choose. They will adopt — or be perceived by others as maintaining — different ethnic identities in different situations.

“Asianness” under Construction

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly H. Chong
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Life History ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
Racial Minority ◽  
Interethnic Marriage ◽  
Under Construction ◽  
Interethnic Marriages ◽  
The U.S

Based on life-history interviews of interethnically married U.S.-raised Asians, this article examines the meaning and dynamics of Asian American interethnic marriages, and what they reveal about the complex incorporative process of this “in-between” racial minority group into the U.S.. In particular, this article explores the connection between Asian American interethnic marriage and pan-Asian consciousness/identity, both in terms of how panethnicity shapes romantic/marital desires of individuals and how pan-Asian culture and identity is invented and negotiated in the process of family-making. My findings indicate that while strong pan-Asian consciousness/identity underlies the connection among intermarried couples, these unions are not simply a defensive effort to “preserve” Asian-ethnic identity and cultur against a society that still racializes Asian Americans, but a tentative and often unpremeditated effort to navigate a path toward integration into the society through an ethnically based, albeit hybrid and reconstructed identity and culture, that helps the respondents retain the integrity of “Asianness.”

Attachment and Couple Satisfaction: The Mediating Effect of Approach and Avoidance Commitment

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cathy Dandurand ◽  
Anne-Rose Bouaziz ◽  
Marie-France Lafontaine
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Attachment ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Insecure Attachment ◽  
Relationship Dissolution ◽  
Couple Relationships ◽  
Couple Satisfaction ◽  
Anxious Attachment ◽  
Approach And Avoidance ◽  
Avoidant Attachment ◽  
Potential Losses

Satisfactory couple relationships are demonstrated to have a myriad of benefits. However, the ability to establish couple satisfaction is shown to be strongly and negatively impacted by insecure romantic attachment patterns (i.e., anxious and avoidant attachment). This study sought to gain an enhanced understanding of the aforementioned link by means of investigating a novel mediator model incorporating two facets of romantic commitment: approach commitment (the desire to maintain a relationship due to benefits inherent within this) and avoidance commitment (the desire to maintain a relationship to avoid potential losses resulting from relationship dissolution). Bootstrap analyses demonstrated that insecure attachments were differentially related to commitment goals, such that anxious attachment was related with higher approach and avoidance commitment. Conversely, while avoidant attachment was negatively linked with approach commitment goals, no relation was revealed with avoidance commitment goals. Additionally, results demonstrated that one's idiosyncratic commitment goals partially mediated the strongly established link between insecure attachment and couple satisfaction.

Ethnic Identity and Cultural Awareness Among The Offspring of Mexican Interethnic Marriages*

1982 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nelly Salgado de Snyder ◽  
Cynthia M. Lopez ◽  
Amado M. Padilla
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Interethnic Marriages

Suicide and Suicide Attempts in the Elderly Patients: An Epidemiological Analysis of Risk Factors and Prevention

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Makara-Studzińska ◽  
Siva G. Somasundaram ◽  
Joanna Halicka ◽  
Agata Madej ◽  
Jerzy Leszek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Financial Distress ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Personal Autonomy ◽  
Social Situation ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Commit Suicide

Some elderly commit suicide due to the interaction of various factors including, for example, feelings of loneliness, financial distress, alcohol abuse, chronic pain, progressive diseases, and personality disorders. The data from the EU countries with the highest rates of suicide and suicide attempts among people over 55 years of age warrant the consideration of new approaches to address this social problem. Method: PubMed and other databases including Polish National data were used for the analyses. Results: The average European suicide-attempt rate is 18 per 100 thousand inhabitants. More cases of suicides were reported among those over 55 years of age. Suicide attempts from 2012 to 2014 and deaths in 2012 have been reviewed. The risk factors involved in these events such as, depression, social situation including loneliness, health condition, etc., have been discussed to suggest a plausible preventative approach for this important elderly problem. Conclusion: The psychophysiology of elderly persons affected by retirement, socio-economic changes, limited personal autonomy, loneliness, lack of support by the family, and diseases ultimately may lead elderly persons to commit suicide. Thus, financial freedom, family support (respect, love, and care), proper medications, psychological, and psychiatric interventions may help the elderly avoid suicidal thoughts and prevent attempts.

scholarly journals Ethnic identity and peculiarities of coping behavior of people from interethnic marriages

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 256
Author(s):  
Svetlana A. Trifonova ◽  
Vladimir V. Kozlov
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Coping Behavior ◽  
Psychological Analysis ◽  
Behavior Strategies ◽  
Interethnic Marriages ◽  
Mixed Families

The article presents the results of an empirical study of self-identification, ethnic identity and peculiarities of the transformation of ethnic identity among people from inter-ethnic marriages (Russian-Tatar families). A socio-psychological analysis of the specifics of coping behavior strategies among immigrants from families of ethnically mixed families, as well as immigrants from Russian and Tatar families is given.

scholarly journals FEATURES OF BEHAVIOR OF ADOLESCENTS FROM FAMILIES WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF UPBRINGING AND PARENTHOOD

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-60
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Deviant Behavior ◽  
Social Situation ◽  
The Body ◽  
Alcohol And Drug Use ◽  
National University ◽  
Characteristic Features ◽  
Parental Family ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the type of family upbringing and adolescent deviant behavior. The study was conducted in 2019 at the Ukrainian Physics and Mathematics Lyceum of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and was based on a survey of 60 families, namely 60 adolescents aged 14-16 and their parents (60 persons). Standardized questionnaires were used: the Questionnaire to determine the propensity for deviant behavior (O.M. Orel), the Questionnaire of paternity types (V.B. Shapar), the Questionnaire for the analysis of parental family relationships (ASV) (EG Eidemiller, V. Justicis). The main results of theoretical and empirical researches of influence of family on formation of deviant behavior of teenagers are covered in the article. Deviant behavior is the result of restructuring of the body, the transition from childhood to adulthood, which is manifested in all aspects of human development during this period. In this case, deviations in the behavior of adolescents are manifested in the commission of destructive, conflicting, asocial and aggressive actions. Objective factors of increase in the number of adolescents with deviant behavior were clarified: worsening social situation; increasing the number of families living in difficult or unsatisfactory conditions; application of conflict and asocial styles of education, transfer of responsibility for the development of the child to other institutions of socialization. Next deviations in adolescent behavior are empiricaly identified: addictive, aggressive, delinquent behavior, violations of rules and rules. Characteristic features of the above-mentioned forms are trends in alcohol and drug use, uncontrolled manifestations of aggression, violence, violation of generally accepted norms and rules that function in society, which in the future may lead to the commission of unlawful acts by adolescents. The article presents the results of the implementation of a comprehensive program of correction of adolescent deviant behavior.

The Need to Belong and the Relationship Between Loneliness and Health

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 194-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Freda-Marie Hartung ◽  
Britta Renner
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Social Situation ◽  
First Year ◽  
Health State ◽  
Need To Belong ◽  
First Year University ◽  
Perceived Social Isolation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Humans are social animals; consequently, a lack of social ties affects individuals’ health negatively. However, the desire to belong differs between individuals, raising the question of whether individual differences in the need to belong moderate the impact of perceived social isolation on health. In the present study, 77 first-year university students rated their loneliness and health every 6 weeks for 18 weeks. Individual differences in the need to belong were found to moderate the relationship between loneliness and current health state. Specifically, lonely students with a high need to belong reported more days of illness than those with a low need to belong. In contrast, the strength of the need to belong had no effect on students who did not feel lonely. Thus, people who have a strong need to belong appear to suffer from loneliness and become ill more often, whereas people with a weak need to belong appear to stand loneliness better and are comparatively healthy. The study implies that social isolation does not impact all individuals identically; instead, the fit between the social situation and an individual’s need appears to be crucial for an individual’s functioning.

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