Acculturation Attitudes and Psychological Well-Being of Russians in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
The Moderating Role of Perceived Security
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12944722 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Victoria Galyapina (0000-0003-4122-6455, National Research University Higher School of Economics, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 34-45 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cultural-Historical Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1816-5435 • E-ISSN: 2224-8935 |
| Publisher | Moscow State University of Psychology and Education (PUBLISHER • RU) |
| DOI | 10.17759/chp.2021170404 |
| OpenAlex | W4206324318 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 14 |
More than 400 thousand Russians remain in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan after the collapse of the USSR. They have to adapt to the changing conditions, and it is important to study the factors that determine their psychological well-being. This study focuses on the moderating role of perceived security in the relationship between acculturation attitudes and psychological well-being of the Russians in the two Central Asian countries. The sample included 578 respondents. In the study, we used scales from the MIRIPS questionnaire and carried out analysis using the moderation models 1 and 3. The results showed that for the Russians in both countries, when perceived security was low, separation attitudes promoted self-esteem, while assimilation attitudes decreased it. The study also revealed the role of the context: in Tajikistan (less favorable context for the Russians), assimilation attitudes contributed to life satisfaction in situations of high perceived security, while in Kyrgyzstan (more favorable context) it was integration attitudes that determined life satisfaction when perceived security was high or medium. We may conclude that the context determines the preference of acculturation strategy that provides the Russians with life satisfaction in the situation of perceived security: the assimilation strategy in Tajikistan, and the integration strategy in Kyrgyzstan
Acculturation · Context (archaeology · Geography · Immigration · Life satisfaction · Moderation · Political science · Preference · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |