Community group membership protects the well-being of adults experiencing socio-economic disadvantage

Catherine Haslam; Tegan Cruwys; Melissa Xue Ling Chang; Bethany Eckley; Heather Buckingham; Elizabeth Channon

doi:10.1002/casp.2453

Community group membership protects the well-being of adults experiencing socio-economic disadvantage

Catherine Haslam^*, Tegan Cruwys, Melissa Xue Ling Chang, Bethany Eckley, Heather Buckingham, Elizabeth Channon

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The present research examined the mechanisms through which community groups improve well-being in adults (N = 156) experiencing socio-economic disadvantage. Analysis showed that joining a group improved outcomes by enhancing people's group identification and wider sense of belonging to multiple groups and that this effect was stronger for more socio-economically disadvantaged participants.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	381-387
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology
Volume	30
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2453
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2020

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