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- Title
The dual path of the rejection (dis)identification model: A study on adolescents with a migrant background.
- Authors
Mazzoni, Davide; Pancani, Luca; Marinucci, Marco; Riva, Paolo
- Abstract
Ethnic‐based rejection, especially when prolonged over time, can result in withdrawal (e.g., resignation) and antisocial (e.g., delinquent) behaviors. Rejection (dis)identification literature suggests that identification with the minority (ethnic) group and disidentification with the majority (national) group mediate the relationship between rejection and different dimensions of well‐being. Through secondary analyses of survey data from an international sample of adolescents with a migrant background (N = 1,163) we tested the predictions that, following chronic experiences of rejection, disidentification from the national (rejecting) group will increase withdrawal and feelings of resignation whereas identification with the ethic (rejected) group will have a protective role toward delinquent behaviors. Results of the path analysis were consistent with these hypotheses without significant differences between immigrant generations. The study sheds light on the multifaceted nature of identification processes following social rejection and contributes to the integration of the rejection‐identification model with classical theorizations of social exclusion.
- Subjects
ATTITUDE (Psychology); ETHNOPSYCHOLOGY; GROUP identity; PSYCHOLOGY of immigrants; PSYCHOLOGY of Minorities; PATH analysis (Statistics); SOCIAL isolation; SURVEYS; SECONDARY analysis; WELL-being; ADOLESCENCE
- Publication
European Journal of Social Psychology, 2020, Vol 50, Issue 4, p799
- ISSN
0046-2772
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ejsp.2672