RUDN Journal of Psychology and PedagogicsRUDN Journal of Psychology and PedagogicsВестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Психология и педагогика2313-16832313-1705Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)4565310.22363/2313-1683-2024-21-2-427-444KDPORXIDENTITY, MIGRATION AND INTERCULTURAL RELATIONS IN THE POST-SOVIET SPACEИДЕНТИЧНОСТЬ, МИГРАЦИЯ И МЕЖКУЛЬТУРНЫЕ ОТНОШЕНИЯ НА ПОСТСОВЕТСКОМ ПРОСТРАНСТВЕResearch ArticleThe Relationship between Multicultural Ideology, Social Identities and Perceived Permeability of Social Boundaries for Russians in the Post-Soviet Space: The Case of EstoniaВзаимосвязь между мультикультурной идеологией, социальной идентичностью и воспринимаемой проницаемостью социальных границ для россиян на постсоветском пространстве: на примере Эстонииhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9560-96096526-9176BushinaEkaterina V.БушинаЕкатерина Валерьевна

PhD in Psychology, Leading Research Fellow, Center of Sociocultural Research

кандидат психологических наук, старший научный сотрудник, Центр социокультурных исследований

evbushina@hse.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8647-99852216-9192KornilovaOlga A.КорниловаОльга Алексеевна

PhD in Psychology, First Deputy Director

кандидат психологических наук, Первый заместитель директора

kornilovaoa@mgpu.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2723-63343881-3670KovalevaNatalia V.КовалеваНаталья Владимировна

PhD in Psychology, Scientific Director of the Center for Social and Psychological Problems

кандидат психологических наук, научный руково- дитель Центра социально-психологических проблем

natkov2007@rambler.ruHSE UniversityНациональный исследовательский университет «Высшая школа экономики»Samara branch of the Moscow State Pedagogical UniversityСамарский филиал Московского государственного педагогического университетаAdyghe State UniversityАдыгейский государственный университет15122024212VOL 21, NO2 (2024)ТОМ 21, №2 (2024)42744428082025Copyright ©; 2024, Bushina E.V., Kornilova O.A., Kovaleva N.V.Copyright ©; 2024, Бушина Е.В., Корнилова О.А., Ковалева Н.В.2024Bushina E.V., Kornilova O.A., Kovaleva N.V.Бушина Е.В., Корнилова О.А., Ковалева Н.В.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0https://journals.rudn.ru/psychology-pedagogics/article/view/45653

Intercultural interaction in the post-Soviet space is determined by several factors, including: the number of Russians in a given country; the country’s internal policy regarding the Russian culture and language (which determines the nature of intercultural contacts), as well as cultural distance and the degree of similarity between groups. The authors of this article conducted a study to examine the relationship between multicultural ideology, social identity and the permeability of social boundaries for the Russians in Estonia. The sample consisted of representatives of the Estonian majority (233 persons, aged 18-70 years, mean age = 33 years) and the Russian minority (186 persons, aged 18-75 years, mean age = 32 years). Paper versions of the questionnaire were distributed to Russian and Estonian respondents. The procedure used the PROCESS Macro moderation analysis method. The results showed that, among both the Estonians and Russians, support for multicultural ideology had no significant impact on the permeability of social boundaries for the Russians. However, place identity would contribute to the permeability of social boundaries for the Russians in both groups. The strong ethnic identity of the Russians in the Estonian context would hinder the Russians’ perception of the permeability of social boundaries.

Межкультурное взаимодействие на постсоветском пространстве обусловлено несколькими факторами. Прежде всего, это количество русских в той или иной стране; внутренняя политика страны в отношении русской культуры и языка, которая определяет характер межкультурных контактов. Также важна культурная дистанция и степень сходства между группами. В данном исследовании представлена взаимосвязь между мультикультурной идеологией, социальной идентичностью и проницаемостью социальных границ для русских в Эстонии. Для проведения социально-психологического исследования бумажные версии опросника были распространены среди русских и эстонцев. В выборку этнического большинства в Эстонии вошли 233 эстонца в возрасте от 18 до 70 лет, средний возраст - 33 года. В выборку русского меньшинства вошли 186 респондентов, идентифицирующих себя как русские, в возрасте от 18 до 75 лет. Анализ проводился с помощью метода модерационного анализа с использованием Macro Process. Мы пришли к выводу, что среди как эстонцев, так и русских поддержка мультикультурной идеологии не оказывает существенного влияния на проницаемость социальных границ для русских. Однако идентичность места способствует проницаемости социальных границ для русских в обеих группах. Ярко выраженная этническая идентичность русских в эстонском контексте препятствует восприятию русскими проницаемости социальных границ.

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