Zarina Lepshokova
Biographic Data
| ID | 197439 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zarina Lepshokova |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zarina |
| FAMILY NAME | Lepshokova |
| SIGNATURE | LEPSHOKOVA Z |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Research University Higher School of Economics |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3387-8242 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
An examination of the relationship between cultural distance and acculturation preferences in six post‐Soviet societies
This study examines the relationship between perceived cultural distance and acculturation preferences of ethnic majority groups and a minority group in six post‐Soviet societies: Armenia, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. We surveyed ethnic Russians (the ethnic minority) and members of the majority groups in each society. The total number of respondents was 3271 people. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the status of…
Online Ethnic Discrimination and Self-Esteem of Ethnic Majority
Online experiences of ethnic discrimination may constitute major stressors not only for self-esteem of ethnic minority, but also for the self-esteem of ethnic majority, with the growing involvement of the planet's population in information and communication technologies. Today, research has increasingly begun to raise the question that discrimination, acculturation and intercultural orientation of ethnic majorities have hardly been studied, since…
Mutual Acculturation of Migrants and the Host Population
Objective. An integrative review of modern models of acculturation, taking into account the problem of reciprocity of acculturation orientations of migrants and the host population, as well as antecedents and psychological consequences of migrants acculturation. Background. Over the past 100 years, more than 13000 scientific articles have been published on the topic of acculturation. Thanks to them we know a lot about how migrants and host popula…
How shall we all live together
Living together in culturally plural societies poses numerous challenges for members of ethnocultural groups and for the larger society. An important goal of these societies is to achieve positive intercultural relations among all their peoples. Successful management of these relations depends on many factors including a research‐based understanding of the historical, political, economic, religious and psychological features of the groups that ar…
Values of Ethnic Russians and the Indigenous Population in North Caucasus Republics of the Russian Federation
This paper examines intergenerational differences and similarities in value preferences among three generations of the Russian ethnic minorities in two North Caucasus republics of the Russian Federation. It also compares them with value preferences of three generations of Russians in the Central Federal District around Moscow and those of indigenous North Caucasus residents. The sample included 479 grandparent–parent–adolescent triads. Data were …
Perceived Inclusiveness of the Context, Identities and Acculturation of Russians in Kyrgyzstan and Estonia
Kyrgyzstan and Estonia are two post-Soviet countries which, after the collapse of the USSR, chose different trajectories of ethnopolitical and socio-economic development, attitudes towards the Russian language, the Soviet period of their history, as well as interaction with Russia in the international arena. The focus of the article is perceived inclusiveness of the modern sociocultural contexts by Russians living in Kyrgyzstan or Estonia as well…
Assessment methodology of involvement in information and communication technology using
Objective of the study is to develop and test a methodology for assessing the degree of involvement in the use of ICT in various areas of life. Background. Modern social and physical environments are saturated with digital incentives that encourage people to get involved in interacting with these environments through information and communication technologies (ICT). However, to this date, there are no psychological instruments that comprehensivel…
Intercultural Friendships, Social Identities and Psychological Well-Being of Ethnic Minorities in Different Contexts
The study focuses on the relationship between intercultural friendships, social identities, and well-being of ethnic Russians in three different contexts of the North and South Caucasus. We revealed the positive relations of intercultural friendships with the host society identity in all contexts and with the well-being of Russict ans in the culturally diverse contexts. Ethnic identity is positively related to the self-esteem of Russians in two m…
Religious Identification and Attitude toward Economic Involvement among Christians and Muslims in Russia
This study presents the results of empirical research into the relationship between strength and positivity of religious identification and attitudes towards economic behavior in a group of Orthodox Christians and Sunni Muslims in Russia (N=820). In order to measure strength and positivity of religious identification, we used two components based on the Social Identity Theory. Attitudes toward models of economic behavior were measured through eco…
Intercultural Relations in Georgia and Tajikistan
The paper presents the results of two studies of intercultural relations in post-Soviet Georgia and Tajikistan. These countries have in common a sharp decline in cultural diversity as a result of wars and conflicts, and this model of intercultural relations on post-Soviet space was identified as a post-conflict model. The goal of this study was to evaluate three hypotheses of intercultural relations: multiculturalism, contact and integration (Ber…
The Role of Individual Values in Acculturation Expectations of the Host Populationl
The article is devoted to studying the role of individual values of host population members in relation to their acculturation expectations. The methods of the study include the Schwartz value questionnaire (PVQ-R) and the acculturation expectations scales from the international scientific project MIRIPS (Mutual Intercultural Relations in Plural Societies) questionnaire. This study aimed to test the assumption that individual values of host popul…
The Impact of Religious Identity and Perceived Psychological Closeness on Parent-Child Value Similarity in Different Religious Contextss
This paper describes the impact of religious identity and perceived parent-child psychological closeness on their value similarity in different religious contexts (contexts of religious minority and majority). The total sample includes 454 respondents. Parents and adolescent children of 118 Russian Orthodox Christian families from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (with 72% Muslim population) and 109 Russian Orthodox families from the Republic of …
Cross-Cultural Validation of Fear of Happiness Scale Across 14 National Groups
A survey of the cultural notions related to happiness and the existing empirical evidence indicate that some individuals endorse the belief that happiness, particularly an immoderate degree of it, should be avoided. These beliefs mainly involve the general notion that happiness may lead to bad things happening. Using multigroup confirmatory factor analysis and multilevel modeling, this study investigates the measurement invariance, cross-level is…
Cross-Cultural Validation of Fear of Happiness Scale Across 14 National Groups
A survey of the cultural notions related to happiness and the existing empirical evidence indicate that some individuals endorse the belief that happiness, particularly an immoderate degree of it, should be avoided. These beliefs mainly involve the general notion that happiness may lead to bad things happening. Using multigroup confirmatory factor analysis and multilevel modeling, this study investigates the measurement invariance, cross-level is…
Cross-Cultural Validation of Fear of Happiness Scale Across 14 National Groups
A survey of the cultural notions related to happiness and the existing empirical evidence indicate that some individuals endorse the belief that happiness, particularly an immoderate degree of it, should be avoided. These beliefs mainly involve the general notion that happiness may lead to bad things happening. Using multigroup confirmatory factor analysis and multilevel modeling, this study investigates the measurement invariance, cross-level is…
The Impact of Religious Identity and Perceived Psychological Closeness on Parent-Child Value Similarity in Different Religious Contextss
This paper describes the impact of religious identity and perceived parent-child psychological closeness on their value similarity in different religious contexts (contexts of religious minority and majority). The total sample includes 454 respondents. Parents and adolescent children of 118 Russian Orthodox Christian families from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (with 72% Muslim population) and 109 Russian Orthodox families from the Republic of …
The Role of Individual Values in Acculturation Expectations of the Host Populationl
The article is devoted to studying the role of individual values of host population members in relation to their acculturation expectations. The methods of the study include the Schwartz value questionnaire (PVQ-R) and the acculturation expectations scales from the international scientific project MIRIPS (Mutual Intercultural Relations in Plural Societies) questionnaire. This study aimed to test the assumption that individual values of host popul…
Religious Identification and Attitude toward Economic Involvement among Christians and Muslims in Russia
This study presents the results of empirical research into the relationship between strength and positivity of religious identification and attitudes towards economic behavior in a group of Orthodox Christians and Sunni Muslims in Russia (N=820). In order to measure strength and positivity of religious identification, we used two components based on the Social Identity Theory. Attitudes toward models of economic behavior were measured through eco…
Intercultural Relations in Georgia and Tajikistan
The paper presents the results of two studies of intercultural relations in post-Soviet Georgia and Tajikistan. These countries have in common a sharp decline in cultural diversity as a result of wars and conflicts, and this model of intercultural relations on post-Soviet space was identified as a post-conflict model. The goal of this study was to evaluate three hypotheses of intercultural relations: multiculturalism, contact and integration (Ber…
Assessment methodology of involvement in information and communication technology using
Objective of the study is to develop and test a methodology for assessing the degree of involvement in the use of ICT in various areas of life. Background. Modern social and physical environments are saturated with digital incentives that encourage people to get involved in interacting with these environments through information and communication technologies (ICT). However, to this date, there are no psychological instruments that comprehensivel…
Intercultural Friendships, Social Identities and Psychological Well-Being of Ethnic Minorities in Different Contexts
The study focuses on the relationship between intercultural friendships, social identities, and well-being of ethnic Russians in three different contexts of the North and South Caucasus. We revealed the positive relations of intercultural friendships with the host society identity in all contexts and with the well-being of Russict ans in the culturally diverse contexts. Ethnic identity is positively related to the self-esteem of Russians in two m…
Values of Ethnic Russians and the Indigenous Population in North Caucasus Republics of the Russian Federation
This paper examines intergenerational differences and similarities in value preferences among three generations of the Russian ethnic minorities in two North Caucasus republics of the Russian Federation. It also compares them with value preferences of three generations of Russians in the Central Federal District around Moscow and those of indigenous North Caucasus residents. The sample included 479 grandparent–parent–adolescent triads. Data were …
Perceived Inclusiveness of the Context, Identities and Acculturation of Russians in Kyrgyzstan and Estonia
Kyrgyzstan and Estonia are two post-Soviet countries which, after the collapse of the USSR, chose different trajectories of ethnopolitical and socio-economic development, attitudes towards the Russian language, the Soviet period of their history, as well as interaction with Russia in the international arena. The focus of the article is perceived inclusiveness of the modern sociocultural contexts by Russians living in Kyrgyzstan or Estonia as well…
Mutual Acculturation of Migrants and the Host Population
Objective. An integrative review of modern models of acculturation, taking into account the problem of reciprocity of acculturation orientations of migrants and the host population, as well as antecedents and psychological consequences of migrants acculturation. Background. Over the past 100 years, more than 13000 scientific articles have been published on the topic of acculturation. Thanks to them we know a lot about how migrants and host popula…
How shall we all live together
Living together in culturally plural societies poses numerous challenges for members of ethnocultural groups and for the larger society. An important goal of these societies is to achieve positive intercultural relations among all their peoples. Successful management of these relations depends on many factors including a research‐based understanding of the historical, political, economic, religious and psychological features of the groups that ar…
Online Ethnic Discrimination and Self-Esteem of Ethnic Majority
Online experiences of ethnic discrimination may constitute major stressors not only for self-esteem of ethnic minority, but also for the self-esteem of ethnic majority, with the growing involvement of the planet's population in information and communication technologies. Today, research has increasingly begun to raise the question that discrimination, acculturation and intercultural orientation of ethnic majorities have hardly been studied, since…
An examination of the relationship between cultural distance and acculturation preferences in six post‐Soviet societies
This study examines the relationship between perceived cultural distance and acculturation preferences of ethnic majority groups and a minority group in six post‐Soviet societies: Armenia, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. We surveyed ethnic Russians (the ethnic minority) and members of the majority groups in each society. The total number of respondents was 3271 people. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the status of…
Psychology (12 works) · Social Psychology (12 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Cultural Differences and Values (8 works) · Ethnic group (7 works) · Acculturation (5 works) · Anthropology (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Geography (4 works)