When I know who "we" are, I can be "me": the primary role of cultural identity clarity for psychological well-being.

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Taylor, Donald M. Usborne, Esther
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	Collective trauma, be it through colonization (e.g., Aboriginal Peoples), slavery (e.g., African Americans) or war, has a dramatic impact on the psychological well-being of each and every individual member of the collective. Thus, interventions are often conceptualized and delivered at the individual level with a view to minimizing the psychological disequilibrium of each individual. In contrast, we propose a theory of self that emphasizes the primacy of cultural identity for psychological well-being. We present a series of studies that illustrate the importance of cultural identity clarity for personal identity and for psychological well-being. Our theoretical model proposes that interventions aimed at clarifying cultural identity may play a constructive role in the promotion of the well-being of group members exposed to collective trauma.
Starting Page	93
Ending Page	111
Page Count	19
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
DOI	10.1177/1363461510364569
PubMed reference number	20511254
Journal	Medline
Volume Number	47
Issue Number	1
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://www.safetylit.org/citations/ild_request_form.php?article_id=citjournalarticle_194890_28
Journal	Transcultural psychiatry
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article