Associations between mothers' experience with the troubles in Northern Ireland and mothers' and children's psychological functioning
The moderating role of social identity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11042939 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christine E Merrilees (0000-0001-6514-103X, University of Notre Dame, corresponding author), Ed Cairns (University of Ulster), Marcie C Goeke‐morey (0000-0001-6116-5069, Catholic University of America), Alice C Schermerhorn (0000-0001-8985-3111, Indiana University), Peter Shirlow (0000-0002-7483-9859, Queen's University), E Mark Cummings (0000-0002-5932-606X, University of Notre Dame) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 60-75 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/jcop.20417 |
| PMID | 21686048 |
| PMCID | PMC3114630 |
| OpenAlex | W2109254045 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 42 |
Relatively little research has examined the relations between growing up in a community with a history of protracted violent political conflict and subsequent generations' well‐being. The current article examines relations between mothers' self‐report of the impact that the historical political violence in Northern Ireland (known as the Troubles) has on her and her child's current mental health. These relations are framed within the social identity model of stress, which provides a framework for understanding coping responses within societies that have experienced intergroup conflict. Mother‐child dyads ( N =695) living in Belfast completed interviews. Results suggest that the mother‐reported impact of the Troubles continue to be associated with mothers' mental health, which, in turn, is associated with her child's adjustment. The strength of mothers' social identity moderated pathways between the impact of the Troubles and her mental health, consistent with the social identity model of stress. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc
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| Citations per year | 0.88 |
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| Citation span | 2010 - 2025 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |