Facing social identity change: Interactive effects of current and projected collective identification on expectations regarding future self-esteem and psychological well-being.
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| Title: | Facing social identity change: Interactive effects of current and projected collective identification on expectations regarding future self-esteem and psychological well-being. |
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| Authors: | Packer, Dominic J. (AUTHOR), Chasteen, Alison L. (AUTHOR), Kang, Sonia K. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | British Journal of Social Psychology. Sep2011, Vol. 50 Issue 3, p414-430. 17p. 2 Charts, 2 Graphs. |
| Subjects: | Age distribution, Analysis of variance, Attitude (Psychology), Change, Group identity, Life, Research funding, Self-esteem testing, Self-perception in old age, Writing, Logistic regression analysis, Membership, Well-being, Undergraduates |
| Geographic Terms: | Pennsylvania |
| Abstract: | We hypothesized that prospective changes in social identity that involve transitioning out of a currently valued group would be associated with negative expectations regarding future states, but that this effect would be mitigated among individuals who expect to belong to a future in-group of similar importance. Consistent with predictions, strongly identified young adults in two studies projected significantly lower self-esteem/psychological well-being in old age than weakly identified young adults. Critically, however, this effect was fully attenuated if they expected to identify with their future aged in-group when they were old. Study 2 showed that the capacity for projected identification to buffer projected well-being among strongly identified young adults was contingent on their membership in the future in-group being highly salient. Analyses of participants' written descriptions of old age (Study 1) and a valence manipulation (Study 2) indicated that these effects were not attributable to the anticipated valence of future selves/states, but rather to the value placed on current and future group memberships. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | We hypothesized that prospective changes in social identity that involve transitioning out of a currently valued group would be associated with negative expectations regarding future states, but that this effect would be mitigated among individuals who expect to belong to a future in-group of similar importance. Consistent with predictions, strongly identified young adults in two studies projected significantly lower self-esteem/psychological well-being in old age than weakly identified young adults. Critically, however, this effect was fully attenuated if they expected to identify with their future aged in-group when they were old. Study 2 showed that the capacity for projected identification to buffer projected well-being among strongly identified young adults was contingent on their membership in the future in-group being highly salient. Analyses of participants' written descriptions of old age (Study 1) and a valence manipulation (Study 2) indicated that these effects were not attributable to the anticipated valence of future selves/states, but rather to the value placed on current and future group memberships. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 01446665 |
| DOI: | 10.1348/014466610X519683 |
