TY - JOUR
T1 - When the personal is political
T2 - Ethnic identity, ally identity, and political engagement among Indigenous people and people of color.
AU - Fish, Jillian
AU - Aguilera, Rafael
AU - Ogbeide, Ighedosa E.
AU - Ruzzicone, Darien J.
AU - Syed, Moin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 American Psychological Association
PY - 2021/1/1
Y1 - 2021/1/1
N2 - Objectives: The present mixed-methods study examines allyship as a politicized collective identity and its associations with ethnic identity, personality traits, and sociopolitical engagement among IPPOC. Method: Participants in two samples in 2016 (n = 256) and 2017 (n = 305) completed measures of ally identity, ethnic identity, personality traits, and political engagement. Results: Results indicate two factors of ally identity (ally beliefs and behaviors). Quantitative findings suggest a) ethnic identity exploration predicts ally beliefs and behaviors, b) extraversion predicts ally behaviors, while agreeableness and neuroticism predicts ally beliefs, and c) ally beliefs and behaviors predict awareness, while ethnic identity exploration predicts involvement in political action, even when personality traits are considered. Thematic analysis findings suggest IPPOC allies are politically engaged through social media, individual actions, protests, and civic engagement. Conclusions: Ethnic and ally identity provide different paths to sociopolitical awareness and involvement.
AB - Objectives: The present mixed-methods study examines allyship as a politicized collective identity and its associations with ethnic identity, personality traits, and sociopolitical engagement among IPPOC. Method: Participants in two samples in 2016 (n = 256) and 2017 (n = 305) completed measures of ally identity, ethnic identity, personality traits, and political engagement. Results: Results indicate two factors of ally identity (ally beliefs and behaviors). Quantitative findings suggest a) ethnic identity exploration predicts ally beliefs and behaviors, b) extraversion predicts ally behaviors, while agreeableness and neuroticism predicts ally beliefs, and c) ally beliefs and behaviors predict awareness, while ethnic identity exploration predicts involvement in political action, even when personality traits are considered. Thematic analysis findings suggest IPPOC allies are politically engaged through social media, individual actions, protests, and civic engagement. Conclusions: Ethnic and ally identity provide different paths to sociopolitical awareness and involvement.
KW - Indigenous people and people of color
KW - ally identity
KW - ethnic identity
KW - personality traits
KW - sociopolitical engagement
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U2 - 10.1037/cdp0000341
DO - 10.1037/cdp0000341
M3 - Article
C2 - 32378929
AN - SCOPUS:85084965713
SN - 1099-9809
VL - 27
SP - 18
EP - 36
JO - Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology
JF - Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology
IS - 1
ER -