{
  "creator": [
    "Loxston, Rachael",
    "Jachens, Liza"
  ],
  "date": [
    "2023-11-30"
  ],
  "description": [
    "Belonging and identity are fundamental human needs, with positive experiences closely correlated with affirmative mental health. This paper investigates how these concepts are experienced by Muslim women in Switzerland, a minority group targeted in the political campaign nicknamed the “burka ban.” There were two research questions: How do Muslim women construct their identity in Switzerland? How do Muslim women experience a sense of belonging in Switzerland? Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six participants, and data was analyzed using thematic analysis. Six themes were identified: religion as a public versus private identity, Islam and dressing modestly as expressions of gendered liberation, sharing a sense of Swiss identity through sameness, challenging dominant representations, impression management, and religious and cultural identity as psychological strengths. Participants used several strategies to construct a positive identity and experience belonging in response to negative representation. Findings are summarized in the form of recommendations for counselors working in Switzerland."
  ],
  "format": [
    "application/pdf",
    "text/html",
    "text/xml"
  ],
  "identifier": [
    "https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/10623",
    "10.5964/ejop.10623"
  ],
  "language": [
    "eng"
  ],
  "publisher": [
    "PsychOpen GOLD / Leibniz Institut for Psychology (ZPID)"
  ],
  "relation": [
    "https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/10623/10623.pdf",
    "https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/10623/10623.html",
    "https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/10623/10623.xml"
  ],
  "rights": [
    "Copyright (c) 2023 Rachael Loxston, Liza Jachens",
    "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"
  ],
  "source": [
    "Europe’s Journal of Psychology; Vol. 19 No. 4 (2023); 308-320",
    "1841-0413",
    "10.5964/ejop.v19i4"
  ],
  "subject": [
    "counseling",
    "Muslim women",
    "gendered Islamophobia",
    "identity",
    "belonging",
    "Switzerland"
  ],
  "title": [
    "“Liberty Can Be for You One Thing, and for Me Something Different”: Muslim Women's Experiences of Identity and Belonging in Switzerland"
  ],
  "type": [
    "info:eu-repo/semantics/article",
    "info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion"
  ]
}