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Does identification predict community involvement? Exploring consequences of social identification among the Jewish minority in Poland
Author(s) -
Bilewicz Michał,
Wójcik Adrian
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of community and applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.042
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1099-1298
pISSN - 1052-9284
DOI - 10.1002/casp.1012
Subject(s) - ethnic group , identification (biology) , judaism , dominance (genetics) , psychology , ingroups and outgroups , centrality , social psychology , minority group , affect (linguistics) , sociology , anthropology , theology , biochemistry , botany , chemistry , mathematics , communication , combinatorics , gene , biology , philosophy
Previous research indicated that people who strongly identify with their own group are more involved in the group's actions. The current study examines the relation between three dimensions of group identification (affect, ties, centrality) and forms of community involvement among members of the Jewish minority in Poland. The strength of ingroup ties predicted involvement in the ethnic minority community. The link between identification and involvement was mediated by the cultural dominance. The reported study was the first quantitative survey of the Jewish community in post‐War Poland. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.