National identity as both cure and curse: The effects of three facets of national identification on post-traumatic stress (PTS) symptoms in wartime Ukraine.

Michał Bilewicz, Michał Wypych, Adam Płoszaj, Anna Gromova, Maciej Siemiątkowski

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Michał BilewiczFaculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5027-1691

Michał WypychFaculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0475-7209

Adam PłoszajCentre for European Regional and Local Studies EUROREG, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6638-3951

Anna GromovaInstitute of Social and Political Psychology, Kyiv, Ukraine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6547-339X

Maciej SiemiątkowskiFaculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3183-7570

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The social cure hypothesis proposes that national identification can be beneficial to the well-being and mental health of ingroup members. However, research has also identified a social curse phenomenon in which identification can exacerbate distress and undermine recovery after trauma. We propose that these seemingly paradoxical phenomena arise from the effects of different dimensions of identification. To test this approach, we examined the context of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, as the actions of Russian troops, bombings, and the loss of homes and relatives are all sources of trauma for Ukrainians. Our research hypothesised that ingroup ties and ingroup affect would serve as protective factors, while identity centrality would serve as a risk factor for post-traumatic stress (PTS) symptoms. Using two studies conducted among Ukrainians living in Ukraine (N

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RefugeesSocial IdentificationStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticWarfareAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPolandSocial GroupUkraineYoung AdultidentificationPTSsocial curesocial cursewar on Ukraine

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DOI10.1111/bjso.70119

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