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Heritage across horizons: Role of socializing entities in nurturing African ethnic identity
1 Department of Psychology, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
2 School of Psychology, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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Department of Psychology, University of Lagos, Lagos,
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Article ID: 100017P13OU2024
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Umukoro OS, Baguma PK. Heritage across horizons: Role of socializing entities in nurturing African ethnic identity. Edorium J Psychol 2024;7(2):1–13.ABSTRACT
Aims: Emigration by Africans raises important questions about the preservation of cultural heritage and ethnic identity among African diaspora. This study examines the role of familial socialization and social resilience in shaping the ethnic identities of African adolescents born abroad.
Methods: The study adopted a cross-sectional survey design in which data were obtained via an online survey among Nigerian students born and raised in the United Kingdom by Nigerian migrant families. Data from a sample of 212 college students were obtained via Google forms. Snowballing techniques were adopted in reaching eligible participants for the study. A structured questionnaire for data collection was constructed using standardized scales that measured each of the study variables.
Results: Results obtained suggest that both covert and overt dimensions of familial socialization have a statistically significant predictive relationship with ethnic identity [F(2, 209) = 3.842; p<0.05], with the covert dimension having a slightly stronger predictive strength (β = 0.212; p<0.05) compared to overt dimension (β = 0.203; p<0.05). Furthermore social resilience emerged as a significant moderator in the relationship between familial socialization and ethnic identity (ΔR2 of 4.2%).
Conclusion: These findings underline the importance of both familial and community support in nurturing and preserving ethnic identities within diaspora communities. Recommendations were made toward the production of an “African Heritage Kit,” tailored to teach and recommend familial socialization practices for preserving African cultural heritage across generations.
Keywords: African migrants, Ethnic identity, Familial socialization, Nigeria, Social resilience
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Author Contributions
Omonigho Simon Umukoro - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Peter Kakubeire Baguma - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guaranter of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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Consent StatementWritten informed consent was obtained from the participants for publication of this article.
Data AvailabilityAll relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting Information files.
Conflict of InterestAuthors declare no conflict of interest.
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