Abstract
The authors examined the role of familial and national social identification in shaping the well-being (positive self-esteem [PSE] and satisfaction with life [SL]) among Israeli adolescents following a terrorist attack. Adolescents living in an attacked town (n = 259; M age = 16.19 years, SD = 0.74 years) and adolescents living in a not attacked town (n = 281; M age = 16.14 years, SD = 0.69 years) were studied longitudinally at 3 weeks and 1 year after the attack. Family identification promoted SL concurrently and PSE concurrently and longitudinally in both groups. Israeli identification hindered subsequent PSE and SL among trauma exposure group adolescents. The authors apply the findings to explain the protective and detrimental potential of social identification following traumatic experiences.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 172-184 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Journal of Genetic Psychology |
| Volume | 177 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2 Sep 2016 |
Keywords
- Adolescence
- self-esteem
- social identification
- trauma
- well-being
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Clinical Psychology
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Life-span and Life-course Studies