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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Journal of youth and adolescence |
| Early online date | 14 Mar 2024 |
| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 14 Mar 2024 |
Abstract
Collective identification is vital for adolescents, fostering well-being and connection, but scant attention has been given to drivers of national identification and their contextual variations in youth. To address this, two longitudinal studies examined how values, as guiding goals defining what individuals consider important in their lives, relate to the trajectory of national identification in majority and minority youth. Study 1 (N = 568; Mage = 16.24, SD = 0.71) and Study 2 (N = 678; Mage = 13.78, SD = 0.73) focused on majority youth (Jewish-Israelis), while Study 2 also included minority (Arab citizens of Israel). The findings highlight values as important motivators of national identification over time. Conservation values, emphasizing the preservation of the status quo and a preference for stability, were prominent motivators for the majority of adolescents. In contrast, power values, which center around climbing the social ladder and accumulating wealth, held greater significance among their minority counterparts; however, both sets of values correlated with increased national identification. The discussion touches on motivations underlying national identification, their contextual diversity, and implications for future studies.
Keywords
- Adolescents, Identity, Majority, Minority, National identification, Values
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychology(all)
- Social Psychology
- Social Sciences(all)
- Education
- Psychology(all)
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Social Sciences(all)
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
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In: Journal of youth and adolescence, 14.03.2024.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Values and National Identification in Minority and Majority Youth
T2 - Longitudinal Multi-Study Findings
AU - Benish-Weisman, Maya
AU - Daniel, Ella
AU - Elizarov, Einat
AU - Sverdlik, Noga
AU - Titzmann, Peter F.
N1 - Funding Information: The study was supported by a grant from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and from the Martin and Vivian Levin Center for the Normal and Psychopathological Development of the Child and the Adolescent to the second author and by a grant from the Jacobs Foundation to the first author. Open access funding provided by Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
PY - 2024/3/14
Y1 - 2024/3/14
N2 - Collective identification is vital for adolescents, fostering well-being and connection, but scant attention has been given to drivers of national identification and their contextual variations in youth. To address this, two longitudinal studies examined how values, as guiding goals defining what individuals consider important in their lives, relate to the trajectory of national identification in majority and minority youth. Study 1 (N = 568; Mage = 16.24, SD = 0.71) and Study 2 (N = 678; Mage = 13.78, SD = 0.73) focused on majority youth (Jewish-Israelis), while Study 2 also included minority (Arab citizens of Israel). The findings highlight values as important motivators of national identification over time. Conservation values, emphasizing the preservation of the status quo and a preference for stability, were prominent motivators for the majority of adolescents. In contrast, power values, which center around climbing the social ladder and accumulating wealth, held greater significance among their minority counterparts; however, both sets of values correlated with increased national identification. The discussion touches on motivations underlying national identification, their contextual diversity, and implications for future studies.
AB - Collective identification is vital for adolescents, fostering well-being and connection, but scant attention has been given to drivers of national identification and their contextual variations in youth. To address this, two longitudinal studies examined how values, as guiding goals defining what individuals consider important in their lives, relate to the trajectory of national identification in majority and minority youth. Study 1 (N = 568; Mage = 16.24, SD = 0.71) and Study 2 (N = 678; Mage = 13.78, SD = 0.73) focused on majority youth (Jewish-Israelis), while Study 2 also included minority (Arab citizens of Israel). The findings highlight values as important motivators of national identification over time. Conservation values, emphasizing the preservation of the status quo and a preference for stability, were prominent motivators for the majority of adolescents. In contrast, power values, which center around climbing the social ladder and accumulating wealth, held greater significance among their minority counterparts; however, both sets of values correlated with increased national identification. The discussion touches on motivations underlying national identification, their contextual diversity, and implications for future studies.
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KW - Identity
KW - Majority
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KW - National identification
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DO - 10.1007/s10964-024-01965-0
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