Abstract
Objective: This participatory research sought to understand how engagement in awareness-raising multicultural activities strengthens well-being and group efficacy among immigrants and host nationals. We also examined the mediating role of self-transcendent emotions and shared flow. Method: We tested our predictions across three studies, each focused on one awareness-raising activity organized by a nongovernmental organization, SOS Racismo-Mugak, working closely with the local community. This investigation was conducted in line with a community-based participatory research framework and thus with participation of community members in the procedure design, recruitment and data collection, as well as the dissemination of research findings. In Study 1, 204 participants responded to a survey before, during, and after participating in a multicultural lunch promoting interaction between immigrant and host national families. In Study 2, 106 participants were surveyed during an open-outdoors multicultural community meal. In Study 3, 93 participants completed an online survey after an antiracist protest. Results: Self-transcendent emotions and shared flow explained the relationship between the quality of participation and well-being (Studies 1 and 2) among immigrants and host nationals. The indirect effect of shared flow was stronger for immigrants (Study 1). The relationship between quality of participation and group efficacy was mediated by self-transcendent emotions (Study 2) and shared flow (Study 3) for both groups. Conclusions: Our results point out that participation in community awareness-raising activities has several positive outcomes, such as individual and collective empowerment, and elicits shared flow and self-transcendent emotions among immigrants and host nationals.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 413–426 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 20 Dec 2021 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by the Spanish Ministry of the Economy and Competitiveness (Grants PSI2014-51923-P and PSI2017-84145-P), the Basque Government (Grant IT-1187-19), the University of the Basque Country (Grant IT-666-13, Grant US13/11, and Postdoctoral Research Grant IESPC3L4-D00109-1 to Magdalena Bobowik and Postdoctoral Research Grants DOCREC17/17 and ESPDOC18/33 to Larraitz N. Zumeta), and FONDECYT Iniciación 11190980 granted to Anna Wlodarczyk. We wish to express our deepest appreciation to all participants and to SOS Racism-Mugak activists, volunteers, and community members for their participatory research team and their contribution in this research. We would like to especially thank A. Arnoso and M. Arnoso for their necessary engagement and involvement in the development of this research. The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021. American Psychological Association
Keywords
- Group efficacy
- Multicultural interventions
- Self transcendent emotions
- Shared flow
- Well-being