In the Shadow of Dissidence: Exploring the Experiences of Descendants of Czechoslovakian Dissidents
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00023752%3A_____%2F24%3A43921242" target="_blank" >RIV/00023752:_____/24:43921242 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1310238/full" target="_blank" >https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1310238/full</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1310238" target="_blank" >10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1310238</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
In the Shadow of Dissidence: Exploring the Experiences of Descendants of Czechoslovakian Dissidents
Original language description
Introduction: The Communist Party’s reign in Czechoslovakia (1948–1989) saw the persecution of thousands of individuals. The State Security campaign “Asanace” (meaning “sanitation”) was conducted to expel critics of the regime from the country using psychological and physical terror. Although stories of dissidents are frequently presented in public spaces, little is known about the experiences of their children.Methods: To address this gap, we conducted interpretative phenomenological analyses of semi-structured in-depth interviews with five adult descendants of Czechoslovakian dissidents.Results: Our analyses revealed that while participants appreciated and were inspired by their parents’ dissident activities, they tend to distance themselves from it in order not to live in their parents’ shadow. Furthermore, for them, the “Asanace” campaign primarily meant emigration, which in turn affected their sense of self and (national) identity dispersion. Consequently, they experienced feelings of being uprooted and different. Furthermore, they faced challenges acculturating. However, they also recognized their resilience as being rooted in their migration experience and the legacy of their parents’ dissidence.Discussion: By highlighting intergenerational differences and the impact of family legacy on individuals’ strengths and weaknesses, this study contributes to our understanding of the psychological consequences of living in, escaping from and adjusting to life beyond oppressive regimes.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50101 - Psychology (including human - machine relations)
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GA22-04477S" target="_blank" >GA22-04477S: Expulsion, uprooting and change of life line - intergenerational study</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Frontiers in Psychology
ISSN
1664-1078
e-ISSN
1664-1078
Volume of the periodical
15
Issue of the periodical within the volume
"Article number 1310238"
Country of publishing house
CH - SWITZERLAND
Number of pages
11
Pages from-to
1-11
UT code for WoS article
001174715100001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85186434770