Attitudes toward globalization and identity styles

Abstract

ATTITUDES TOWARD GLOBALIZATION AND IDENTITY STYLESThe main aim of the article is to show the possible relations between attitudes toward globalization as described by Senejko and Łoś and the specificity of identity styles as described by Berzonsky. The participants were 601 people aged 16-26 -school students, university students, and working people from the Dolnośląskie Voivodeship, Poland. We used the following instruments: The World-I Questionnaire (measuring attitudes toward globalization) and the Identity Style Inventory (ISI-5).The results obtained in correlational analyses and cluster analyses show that people with a strongly manifested accepting attitude toward globalization are characterized mainly by the informational style and the least strongly by the normative and diffuse-avoidant styles. As the results showed, the critical attitude toward globalization occurs in the form of two clusters: (1) with strong critical and accepting attitudes (people with this configuration of attitudes exhibit a strongly expressed informational identity style and commitment and a weakly expressed normative style); (2) with strong critical and fearful attitudes (individuals with this configuration of attitudes mainly exhibit the normative identity style and commitment). People with a strongly expressed fearful attitude toward globalization typically use the diffuse-avoidant or normative styles, while the least strongly expressed identity style in this group is the informational style and commitment. Cluster analysis made it also possible to distinguish people with a distanced attitude toward globalization, characterized by fairly strong identity commitment.

Globalization and Life Satisfaction of the Polish Population. Before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…In reference to the concepts mentioned above, the Model of Attitudes Towards Globalization (Senejko and Łoś 2016) was established, which suggests that the individual assumes specific attitudes towards globalization. These attitudes result from a cognitive interpretation of phenomena related to global order perceived by the individual as consequential.…”

“…This tool serves to assess attitudes towards globalization (Senejko and Łoś 2016). The questionnaire consists of 35 statements describing the individual's attitude to the phenomenon of globalization.…”

Postawy wobec globalizacji a satysfakcja z życia. Mediacyjna rola procesów tożsamościowych

“…W tym ujęciu postawy wobec globalizacji charakteryzują się dynamiką i zmiennością, które wynikają bezpośrednio z transgresyjnej natury osoby (Kozielecki, 2001;Straś-Romanowska, 2005). Można wyróżnić trzy postawy wobec globalizacji (Senejko, Łoś, 2016): (1) postawę akceptującą: przejawiającą się otwartością na globalną rzeczywistość, gotowością do zmian, odkrywania i chętnego korzystania z nowych, dostępnych możliwości; (2) postawę krytyczną: odznaczającą się opozycyjnością i brakiem aprobaty form dyskryminacji, stygmatyzacji, nadużyć i moralizatorstwa wynikających z ładu globalnego (Kim, Bhawuk, 2008); (3) postawę lękliwą: manifestującą się wrażliwością na za-grożenia związane z globalizacją, niepewnością co do możliwości radzenia sobie z wyzwaniami stawianymi przez ład globalny itp.…”

“…The sample included of 403 people at the age of 19-35 (M = 22.84, SD = 2.81), 219 women (54.3%) and 184 men. The relations were measured with the use of three questionnaires: Questionnaire of Attitudes Toward Globalization (Senejko, Łoś, 2016), Questionnaire of Identity Formation by A. Oleszkowicz, A. Słowińska (referring to the Dual-Cycle Model of Identity Formation by Luyckx et al, 2006) and SWLS Questionnaire (Diener et. al., 1985).…”

Attitudes Towards Globalization, Life Satisfaction, and Fear of Covid-19 Infection. Comparison of Emerging and Older Adults

“…According to the Folk Theory of Social Change (FTSC) (Kashima et al, 2011), attitudes towards globalization are shaped by direct experiences with the manifestations of globalization. Within the presented research, we looked for correlates of two attitudes towards globalization: accepting and fearful (Senejko, Łoś, 2016). An accepting attitude towards globalization manifests itself in openness and confidence towards globalization, exploration and active use of its aspects.…”