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GANEVA, Z. RAŠTICOVÁ, M.
Original Title
National Identity of Young Adolescents of Czech and Bulgarian Origin
Type
journal article - other
Language
English
Original Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the structure of national identity among young adolescents of Bulgarian and Czech origin. University students (N=161) completed the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure-Revised (MEIM-R) (Phinney & Ong, 2007), four measures of psychological well-being and a measure of salience of ethnicity. Factor analyses of data for the two national groups yielded a two-factor structure that corresponded to two theoretical approaches to ethnic identity, as hypothesised. Similar patterns in magnitude of loadings were observed across groups, indicating that the MEIM-R could be used as a global composite index of national identity. National identity was related positively to measures of psychological well-being such as mastery, self-esteem and optimism, and negatively to measure of loneliness. MEIM-R scores were also moderately correlated with salience (the importance of a persons own national background in his or her life), across national groups.
Keywords
national identity, adolescents, Czechs, Bulgarians
Authors
GANEVA, Z.; RAŠTICOVÁ, M.
RIV year
2013
Released
10. 12. 2013
ISBN
1313-1958
Periodical
Science & Education Policy
Year of study
Number
7
State
Republic of Bulgaria
Pages from
302
Pages to
321
Pages count
20
BibTex
@article{BUT103724, author="Zornitza {Ganeva} and Martina {Rašticová}", title="National Identity of Young Adolescents of Czech and Bulgarian Origin", journal="Science & Education Policy", year="2013", volume="2013", number="7", pages="302--321", issn="1313-1958" }