New social identities in Ukrainian 'refugees
A social cure or social curse
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4601133 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Magdalena Skrodzka (0000-0002-9245-1209, University of Limerick, corresponding author), Gregory Mcmahon (0000-0002-3563-5888, University of Limerick), Susan M Griffin (0000-0002-3613-2844, University of Limerick), Orla T Muldoon (0000-0001-9082-2443, University of Limerick) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 353 |
| Pages | 117048 |
| Publication date | 2024-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Science & Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117048 |
| PMID | 38905922 |
| OpenAlex | W4399566059 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 42 |
Experiencing traumatic events often drives profound post-traumatic stress (PTS), but trauma also has the potential to engender positive consequences, such as post-traumatic growth (PTG). Traumatic experiences may also lead to gaining new identities which can have both protective (i.e., social cure) or damaging (i.e., social curse) effects on health and well-being. This study aims to examine the role of new social identities and related social identity resources acquired after war-related experiences (i.e., identification with a new host society and identification as a refugee) in contributing to different trauma trajectories. The sample included 468 participants who left Ukraine due to the war that commenced on February 24th, 2022, and became residents of Ireland or Poland. The findings indicate that identification with the host society was associated with lower PTS and greater PTG. Whereas identification with refugees was related to higher PTS, but it was not directly associated with PTG. Further, the psychological resources derived from these new identities mediated the relationship between identification strength and PTG. This study offers practical insights for interventions targeting refugees in their new countries of residence
Curse · Identification (biology · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Refugee · Residence · Social group · Social identity theory · Social support · Sociology · Demography · Law · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 6 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |