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Studies in Psychology
Estudios de Psicología
Volume 34, 2013 - Issue 1
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Original Articles

La Identidad Regional Ecológica: el rol del entorno ambiental en la construcción de la identidad patagónica

Regional Ecological Identity: The role of the surrounding environment in the construction of Patagonian identity

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Pages 83-88 | Received 22 Aug 2012, Accepted 17 Dec 2012, Published online: 23 Jan 2014
 

Resumen

A nivel teórico, se ha descrito a la identidad regional como el resultado de tres componentes o factores: lo histórico, lo cultural y lo ambiental (Lison, 1997). La presente investigación se interesó en conocer el rol del ambiente natural en la identidad regional en un grupo de 120 habitantes de la Patagonia Austral conocidos como “Magallánicos”, en lo que denominamos “Identidad Regional Ecológica” (IRE). Mediante dos instrumentos, uno para medir la identidad regional ecológica y otro el regionalismo, se llevó a cabo un estudio no experimental transversal correlacional. Los resultados indican que el entorno ecológico es valorado como un componente central de la identidad magallánica superando a lo histórico y cultural. La identificación con el entorno natural se asocia positivamente con el regionalismo y con la edad. Se discuten estos resultados con relación tanto a las características propias de la muestra evaluada como a la potencial generalización de estos hallazgos a otras categorías regionales similares.

Abstract

At a theoretical level, regional identity has been described as the result of three components or factors: historical, cultural, and environmental (Lison, 1997). The present research was interested in learning about the role of the natural environment in the regional identity of a group of 120 inhabitants of Southern Patagonia known as “Magellan”, in what we call “Regional Ecological Identity” (REI). A non- experimental, cross-sectional correlational study was carried out using two instruments: one measuring ecological regional identity, and the other regionalism. The results indicate that the ecological environment is valued as a central component of the Magellan Identity surpassing the historic and cultural. Identification with the natural environment is positively associated with regionalism and with age. These results are discussed in relation to the characteristics of the sample evaluated as well as the potential generalization of these findings to other similar regional categories.

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