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Multiple Identities, Acculturation and Adaptation of Russians in Latvia and Georgia

Author(s) -

Tatiana Ryabichenko,

Надежда Лебедева,

Irina Plotka

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

cultural-historical psychology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261

H-Index - 3

eISSN - 2224-8935

pISSN - 1816-5435

DOI - 10.17759/chp.2019150206

Subject(s) - acculturation , ethnic group , national identity , sociocultural evolution , social integration , immigration , context (archaeology) , gender studies , sociology , identity (music) , adaptation (eye) , social psychology , geography , psychology , political science , anthropology , politics , physics , archaeology , neuroscience , acoustics , law

The article presents the results of a comparative study examining the relationship between different types of social identity (ethnic, national, and place identity), acculturation strategies (assimilation, integration), and psychological adaptation (satisfaction with life and self-esteem) of Russians in two sociocultural contexts: Latvia and Georgia. Participants were 320 Russians in Latvia (M = 42,89; SD = 21,19), and 312 Russians in Georgia (M = 31,11; SD = 11,67). Path analysis was used to test the relationships. The results showed that national and place identities related to integration in both countries. Direct effects of place identity on psychological well-being are universal for the studied countries, while relationships of national and ethnic identities with well-being are context specific. Indirect positive effects of national and place identities on self-esteem through integration are universal in Latvia and Georgia.

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