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dc.contributor.authorFriborg, Oddgeir
dc.contributor.authorSørlie, Tore
dc.contributor.authorHansen, Ketil Lenert
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-23T09:23:43Z
dc.date.available2018-05-23T09:23:43Z
dc.date.issued2017-07-21
dc.description.abstractDiscrimination is generally negative for mental health and well-being; however, few studies have examined protective effects of resilience factors, especially among minority indigenous people. Here, we validated a short version of the Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA) and examined its protective effects against discrimination among Norwegian indigenous Sami and non-Sami populations. Data come from a large population-based survey of health and living conditions in multiethnic areas among indigenous Sami and non-Sami population (the SAMINOR2 study). The information was collected in 2012 from 11,600 participants (18-69 years old). The main outcome measures were mental health (or distress) as measured with the Hopkins Symptom Check List (HSCL-10) and well-being as measured with the WHO-5 index by the World Health Organization. A 10-item short version of the original RSA (33 items) showed good model fit in all ethnic strata as well as factorial invariance, thus indicating cross-cultural validity. Being exposed to discrimination in general was more negative for the main outcome measures than exposure to ethnic discrimination alone; however, high scores on the RSA-10 almost canceled this negative effect completely. Minority participants with a strong Sami identity (N = 1,270) were least negatively influenced by discrimination, whereas majority ethnic Norwegians (N = 5,233) were most negatively affected. The strong Sami subgroup, thus, showed a remarkable resilience despite considerable exposure to discrimination. Members of this group were synergetically protected by individual (personal strength) and family (cohesion) resilience factors.en_US
dc.descriptionAccepted manuscript version. Published version available in <a href=http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022022117719159>Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 2017;48(7):1009-1027</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFriborg, O., Sørlie, T. & Hansen, K.L. (2017). Resilience to Discrimination Among Indigenous Sami and Non-Sami Populations in Norway: The SAMINOR2 Study. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 48(7), 1009-1027.en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1482907
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0022022117719159
dc.identifier.issn0022-0221
dc.identifier.issn1552-5422
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/12763
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSage Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.journalJournal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectDiscriminationen_US
dc.subjectResilienceen_US
dc.subjectMental healthen_US
dc.subjectWell‐beingen_US
dc.subjectSamien_US
dc.subjectIndigenousen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Psykologi: 260en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Psychology: 260en_US
dc.titleResilience to Discrimination Among Indigenous Sami and Non-Sami Populations in Norway: The SAMINOR2 Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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