Hanson, Kristin, O'Dwyer, Emma ORCID: 0000-0003-1226-0515, Chaudhuri, Sharmistha, Silva Souza, Luiz Gustavo and Vandrevala, Tushna (2021) Mitigating the identity and health threat of COVID-19: perspectives of middle-class South Asians living in the UK. Journal of Health Psychology, 27 (9). pp. 2147-2160. ISSN 1359-1053 (Print), 1461-7277 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053211027626)

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Abstract

The recognition and representation of BAME community as 'high risk' of Covid-19 in the UK presents both a health and an identity threat to this ethnic group. This study employed thematic analysis to explore response to these threats as related by a sample of 13 middle class members of the South Asian community. This work advances both health and identity psychological theory by recognising the affinity between expressions of health efficacy and identity. Our findings identify South Asian intragroup stigmatisation and commonalities that have implications for the promotion of health behaviour and health communications for minority groups.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	health psychology; inequalities; race; self-efficacy; stigmatisation
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development > Centre for Inequalities Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Human Sciences (HUM)
Last Modified:	10 Aug 2022 11:28
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/36077

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