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International Journal of Social Psychology
Revista de Psicología Social
Volume 23, 2008 - Issue 3
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Valores e identidades nacional y europea: un estudio transcultural

Values and national and European identities: A cross-cultural study

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Pages 367-376 | Published online: 23 Jan 2014
 

Resumen

En el presente estudio, se han analizado la importancia y el significado de la identidad nacional y europea. Utilizando la teoría de los valores personales de Schwartz (2001), 2.418 jóvenes europeos de la República Checa, Eslovaquia, Alemania y España han respondido a un cuestionario que mide la importancia de sus identidades nacional y europea, y una forma abreviada del PVQ de 22 valores personales. Entrevistas personales a una sub-muestra de 42 jóvenes españoles también exploran el significado de su identidad europea.

Los resultados muestran que los jóvenes comparten una importancia similar de valores personales: sus identidades nacional y europea ocupan una posición media en su jerarquía de valores personales, aunque se identifican en mayor medida con su identidad nacional. Ambas identidades se encuentran vinculadas a las dimensiones bipolares de auto-promoción y de conservación de la teoría de valores personales. Las dos identidades poseen significados similares aunque reciben distinto grado de importancia.

Los resultados de las entrevistas sobre el significado de la identidad europea coinciden con el significado medido a través de la teoría de valores personales.

Abstract

In the present study, the importance and meaning of National and European Identities are studied. Within the framework of the theory of personal values (Schwartz, 2001), European youngsters of the Check and Slovak Republics, Germany and Spain answered a questionnaire with questions on the relative importance of their national and European identities plus an abbreviated form of the PVQ of 22 personal values. Face to face interviews to a sub-sample of 42 young Spaniards also explore the meaning of European identity.

Results of the survey show that European youngsters share similar personal values: National and European identity as values are of a moderate importance within the set of personal values. Nevertheless, their national identity is more important than their European identity. We find that both identities are related to the bipolar dimensions of self-promotion and conservation from the theory of personal values. Both social identities have a similar meaning but receive different importance.

Face to face interviews to a sub-sample show convergent results on the meaning of European identity.

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