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The current study examines the impact of individual differences in group identity on psychological empowerment and well-being among members of the ethnic minority and majority. “Baloch” have been taken as an ethnic stigmatized minority while, “others” include Pakhtun and other small ethnic groups for the study purposed, living in Balochistan, Pakistan. A total of 211 students from two Universities from Quetta, that is, University of Balochistan Quetta and Balochistan University of IT Engineering and Management Sciences, Quetta, participated in the study. Among the participants, 76 (58 female, 18 male) self-identified as Bloch, while 135 (105 female, 30 male) selfidentified as others. Mean age of the sample was 18.4 years. Psychological empowerment was measured with Zimmerman Psychological Empowerment Scale. Zimmerman engaged several scales, with 4 subscales, that may be ideal in gauging Psychological Empowerment. However, Well-being was assessed using Ryff WellBeing Scale with five subscales (α=.86) were employed in the present study. Participants reported their race/ethnicity, sex, urban/rural status, and age. Descriptive analyses and multiple regression analyses were conducted for the study. The results of present study reveal that the associations between psychological empowerment, well-being and group identity were dissimilar for members of Others, as compared to a Baloch relationship group. The results demonstrate that upper level of group identity; predicted bigger psychological empowerment and a greater positive well-being among Others. In comparison, for Baloch participants, these relationships remained less and unpredictable. Furthermore, it was revealed that for Others, the relationship between well-being and group identity was arbitrated by psychological empowerment. This mediation proof suggests that group identity might have direct effects on well-being.
Dr. Muhammad Azam Tahir,, Shabbir Ahmed Rana. (2013) Balochistan: An Evaluation of the Level of Psychological Empowerment and Well-being among Baloch and Other Ethnic Groups , The Dialogue, Volume 8, Issue 1.
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