British national identity and life satisfaction in ethnic minorities in the United Kingdom

Jaspal, R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8463-9519, Lopes, B and Breakwell, G, 2020. British national identity and life satisfaction in ethnic minorities in the United Kingdom. National Identities. ISSN 1460-8944

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Abstract

This study examines British national identification in survey data from 226 Indians, Pakistanis, Black Caribbeans and Black Africans. Black participants reported stronger ethnic identification and more frequent ethnic discrimination; and Pakistanis reported higher religiosity and more frequent religious discrimination, but stronger British national identification. Uncertainty about the meaning and accessibility of British national identity and perceived ethnic discrimination were associated with decreased British national identification. British national identification was in turn positively associated with life satisfaction. Uncertainty about the meaning and significance of Britishness challenges its value to overall identity maintenance, making it less accessible to ethnic minorities.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	National Identities
Creators:	Jaspal, R., Lopes, B. and Breakwell, G.
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis
Date:	29 September 2020
ISSN:	1460-8944
Identifiers:	Number Type 1365093 Other
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Linda Sullivan
Date Added:	11 Sep 2020 07:50
Last Modified:	29 Mar 2022 03:00
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/40679

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