2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A multifaceted approach to in-group identity as a psychosocial resource
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22830128
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Social psychology
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| Research Institution | Nagasaki Women's Junior College |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Keywords | 社会的排斥 / 自尊心脅威 / 集団アイデンティティ / 心理社会的資源 |
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| Research Abstract |
We conducted three studies from multifaceted perspectives to investigate whether in-group identity functions as a psychosocial resource. The first study examined the relationship between in-group identity and positive mental health. Results suggested that the relationship between high social values, depression and fewer perceived stressful events was mediated by high in-group identification, which in turn led to expectations about support from the in-group, but not from the out-group. The second study investigated how a threat to the self-esteem of independent and interdependent individuals influenced their in-group identity. The results suggested that independent people reporting more threats to their self-esteem, identified with the in-group when it had a high social value. The third study demonstrated that identifying with the present reference in-group intensified psychological pain of future-life exclusion.
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Research Products
(7 results)
