Zabala J.Conejero S.Pascual A.Alonso-Arbiol I.Amutio A.Torres-Gomez B.Padoan De Luca S.Telletxea S.2021-10-182021-10-182020-11Frontiers in Psychology, Volume 1123 November 2020 Article number 60631616641078http://repositorio.unab.cl/xmlui/handle/ria/20507Indexación ScopusSocial identity is a factor that is associated with well-being and community participation. Some studies have shown that ethnic identity goes along with empowerment, and that interaction between the two leads to greater indices of well-being and community participation. However, other works suggest a contextual circumstance (i.e., perceiving one’s own group as a minority and/or being discriminated) may condition the nature of these relations. By means of a cross-sectional study, we analyzed the relations of social identification (or identity fusion) and collective psychological empowerment with personal well-being, social well-being and community participation in a sample of Basques. A total of 748 Basques participated (63.1% women; age M = 39.28; SD = 12.13). Individuals who were highly identified or fused with Basque speakers and who were highly empowered showed higher indices of well-being (both personal and social) and of community participation than non-fused individuals with low empowerment. The results also suggest that social identification (or identity fusion) offsets the negative effects of perceiving the group as a linguistic minority. Collective psychological empowerment proved to be an especially relevant factor that needs to continue to be explored. © Copyright © 2020 Zabala, Conejero, Pascual, Alonso-Arbiol, Amutio, Torres-Gomez, Padoan De Luca and Telletxea.enSocial IdentificationGroup MembershipWell-BeingArtículo10.3389/fpsyg.2020.606316