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AuthorAmin, Azzam
AuthorVan Assche, Jasper
AuthorAbdelrahman, Mohamed
AuthorMcCashin, Darragh
AuthorAl-Adwan, Duaa
AuthorHasan, Youssef
Available date2022-08-23T06:09:43Z
Publication Date2022-03-30
Publication NameFrontiers in Psychology
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.750471
CitationAmin A, Van Assche J, Abdelrahman M, McCashin D, Al-Adwan D and Hasan Y (2022) Can Identity Buffer Against the Detrimental Effects of Threat? The Case of the Qatar Blockade. Front. Psychol. 13:750471. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.750471
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/33348
AbstractIn 2017, the blockade of Qatar Gulf states caused a plethora of effects on the country. This paper sought to examine the resulting threat effects of this blockade in terms of lowered self-esteem and well-being, and the potential buffering effects of an overarching identity. Using self-report questionnaire data from Qatari secondary school students (N = 1,410), multiple moderated mediation models investigated the predictive effects of youngsters’ perceived threat, via self-esteem, on their well-being, and the mitigating roles herein of, respectively, national, Gulf region, and Arab identity. Perceived threat was indeed related to lower well-being via lower self-esteem, and this relationship was equally strong for those low and high in social identity. In terms of the three facets of identity, the overarching Gulf identity seems the most predictive, and it even (marginally significantly) buffers the negative relationship between threat and reduced self-esteem.
SponsorThis publication was made possible by an NPRP-S grant (No. NPRP11S-0108-180226) from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of Qatar Foundation). JV received sponsorship from the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO.3E0.2021.0085.0).
Languageen
PublisherFrontiers Media
Subjectperceived threat
national identity
self-esteem
well-being
Qatar blockade
TitleCan Identity Buffer Against the Detrimental Effects of Threat? The Case of the Qatar Blockade
TypeArticle
Volume Number13
ESSN1664-1078
dc.accessType Open Access


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