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New approaches to the ‘crucial’ test of the causation and selection hypotheses in a Northern Irish sample

Author(s) -

Mallett J.,

Cairns ED.,

Bunting B.

Publication year - 2002

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.659

Subject(s) - operationalization , causation , psychology , ethnic group , social psychology , irish , test (biology) , sample (material) , context (archaeology) , sociology , political science , geography , law , anthropology , epistemology , paleontology , philosophy , linguistics , chemistry , archaeology , chromatography , biology

This paper examines the relationship between minority/majority status and psychological adjustment, as measured by the GHQ‐12. Rather than using religious labels in Northern Ireland to define minority/majority status, the authors hypothesized that such status is more contingent upon the local area context. Using a purer operationalization of minority/majority status, the authors found no evidence of an ‘ethnic density effect’. Implications for the questionable validity of the ‘crucial test’ of the selection and causation hypotheses are discussed. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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