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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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dc.contributor.author | Thomas, Emma | |
dc.contributor.author | McGarty, Craig | |
dc.contributor.author | Mavor, Ken | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-08-19T15:10:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-08-19T15:10:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-03-01 | |
dc.identifier | 210589052 | |
dc.identifier | a0a8381d-c07b-4351-b5cc-2ce36e4a74d0 | |
dc.identifier | 84958175976 | |
dc.identifier | 000370201900001 | |
dc.identifier.citation | 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 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1368-4302 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-3160-3889/work/60427959 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/7285 | |
dc.description | This research was supported by the Australian Research Council (DE120101029 to the first author and DP0770731 to the second author). | en |
dc.description.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. | |
dc.format.extent | 384151 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Group Processes and Intergroup Relations | en |
dc.subject | Social identity formation | en |
dc.subject | Small group interaction | en |
dc.subject | Collective action | en |
dc.subject | BF Psychology | en |
dc.subject | NDAS | en |
dc.subject | BDC | en |
dc.subject | R2C | en |
dc.subject.lcc | BF | en |
dc.title | Group interaction as the crucible of social identity formation : a glimpse at the foundations of social identities for collective action | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Psychology and Neuroscience | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Centre for Research into Equality, Diversity & Inclusion | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/1368430215612217 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
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