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Group interaction as the crucible of social identity formation : a glimpse at the foundations of social identities for collective action

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Date
01/03/2016
Author
Thomas, Emma
McGarty, Craig
Mavor, Ken
Keywords
Social identity formation
Small group interaction
Collective action
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Abstract
Many of the world’s biggest problems are being tackled through the formation of new groups yet very little research has directly observed the processes by which new groups form to respond to social problems. The current paper draws on seminal research by Lewin (1947) to advance a perspective as to how such identities form through processes of small group interaction. Multi-level structural equation modelling involving 58 small group discussions (with N = 234) demonstrates that focused group discussion can boost the commitment to take collective action, beliefs in the efficacy of that action and members’ social identification with other supporters of the cause. The results are consistent with the new commitment to action flowing from emergent social identities.
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Thomas , E , McGarty , C & Mavor , K 2016 , ' Group interaction as the crucible of social identity formation : a glimpse at the foundations of social identities for collective action ' , Group Processes and Intergroup Relations , vol. 19 , no. 2 , pp. 137-151 . https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430215612217
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Group Processes and Intergroup Relations
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Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430215612217
ISSN
1368-4302
Type
Journal article
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Copyright 2015 the Authors. This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1368430215612217
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This research was supported by the Australian Research Council (DE120101029 to the first author and DP0770731 to the second author).
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/7285

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