Perceived Discrimination Predicts Increased Support for Political Rights and Life Satisfaction Mediated by Ethnic Identity: A Longitudinal Analysis

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 359-368

  Stronge, Samantha ^a   Sengupta, Nikhil K ^a   Barlow, Fiona Kate ^b   Osborne, Danny ^a   Houkamau, Carla A ^a   Sibley, Chris G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Ethnic identity; Life satisfaction; Political rights; Rejection identification model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; IDENTITY; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MAORI (PEOPLE); NEW ZEALAND; PERCEPTION; POLITICS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL STATUS; WELLBEING; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ATTITUDE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; POLITICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946422765     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/cdp0000074     Document Type: Article

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