S230. THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL IDENTITY ON SELF-ESTEEM AND PARANOIA

Abstract Background As theorized by Abraham Maslow, a fundamental need of all humans is to seek a sense of belonging through meaningful social relationships. This universal process drives social identification, the incorporation of these important relationships into one’s own identity. Over the past several decades, social identity has been implicated in various studies of mental health for the protective role that it plays (Haslam et al. 2015). Paranoia is a core symptom of the schizotypy spectrum, a dynamic continuum that ranges from healthy personality traits to chronic schizophrenia. Paranoia is related to social identity in that it is thought to disrupt the ability to establish trusting social relationships. Over time, the association between social identification and paranoia has been indirectly investigated through various psychosocial factors such as self-esteem, which is thought to be directly influenced by social identity. Previous research has shown that a decrease in self-esteem precedes an immediate increase in paranoia (Myin-Germeys et al., 2008). Despite these findings, few studies have investigated whether social identification is associated with paranoia and the mechanisms by which this effect may emerge. The primary goal of this study was to investigate whether self-esteem mediates the effect of social identity on paranoia in a nonclinical sample. Based on scant previous studies (Bentall et al., 2017), this study hypothesized that self-esteem would mediate the pathway from social identity to paranoia. Methods The sample consisted of 168 Spanish nonclinical youngsters (mean age=28.01), belonging to the ongoing Barcelona Longitudinal Investigation of Schizotypy Study (BLISS). From a large pool of unselected college students, a selected subsample oversampled for schizotypy scores continues regular follow-up assessments. Social identity was measured using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS; Landeta & Calvete, 2002), self-esteem was measured using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES; Rosenberg, 1965), and paranoia was measured using the “suspiciousness” subscale of the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire (SPQ; Raine, 1991). A simple mediation analysis of social identity and paranoia via self-esteem was conducted to examine the indirect effect of social identity on paranoia via self-esteem. Results Pearson’s correlations showed that social identity was correlated to self-esteem (r=0.311; p<0.001) and paranoia (r=-0.323; p<0.001). Likewise, self-esteem and paranoia were also correlated (r=-0.344; p<0.001). Mediation analyses showed that there was a significant indirect effect of social identity on paranoia via self-esteem (estimated IE=-0.0117, SE=0.0045, LLCI=-0.0230, ULCI=-0.0047). Discussion The finding that self-esteem mediates the pathway from social identity to paranoia provides an important connection between previous literature that has studied these relationships indirectly. This study concludes that meaningful social relationships may protect against paranoia and it highlights the relevance of tanking into account self-esteem in explaining the association between social identity and paranoia. Thus, it may provide a framework in which various forms of social interventions can be used to prevent and treat paranoid ideation. However, further steps are being taken to further establish this finding. It will be useful to look at various samples, both clinical and nonclinical, along the schizotypy spectrum in order to further investigate the mechanism of action underlying this environmental and psychological interaction.

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When history perpetuates stereotypes and narratives: The burden of historical representations on well-being

10.31234/osf.io/5r8yn ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Raymond Boateng

Keyword(s):

Social Identity ◽

Well Being ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Social Identification ◽

Potential Impact ◽

Historical Representations ◽

The Relationship ◽

Harmful Effects

Previous research outlined that historical representations of different groups underlie stereotypes and prejudice. Considering the gap in the literature on historical representations and their potential impact on the well-being of Africans, we hypothesised that historical representations of Africans and perceptions of these representations among Africans (N = 225 in Europe relate to well-being outcomes in that population. Furthermore, we predicted that the relationship between historical representations and well-being is mediated by stereotype confirmation concerns and social identification. Consistent with our predictions, historical representations were associated with poorer well-being. Particularly, historical representations were related to increased anxiety and low self-esteem through their relationship with stereotype confirmation concerns. Social identity mitigated the harmful effects of historical representations on self-esteem. However, social identity did not mediate the association between historical representations and anxiety. Our findings highlight the effects of historical representations on well-being.

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Pengaruh Identitas Sosial Dan Co-Creation Terhadap Niat Berperilaku Anggota Komunitas Online VW: Efek Moderasi Nostalgia

Jurnal Manajemen Teori dan Terapan | Journal of Theory and Applied Management ◽

10.20473/jmtt.v6i2.2668 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Badri Munir Sukoco ◽

Untung Teko TP

Keyword(s):

Social Identity ◽

Direct Effect ◽

Customer Relationship Management ◽

Indirect Effect ◽

Behavioral Intentions ◽

Relationship Management ◽

Social Identification ◽

Customer Relationship ◽

The Relationship ◽

Academic Implications

Developing relationships with customers through brand community is the recent tool for marketers for customer relationship management (CRM) program. The existence of a community, especially virtual, depends on the members’ participation as well as their recommendation to others. Previous studies indicate that members’ participation and recommendation depends on how deep is their identification toward the community. This article argues that social identification itself is not enough, unless the members engage in co-creation activities by exchanging knowledge with other members (co-consumption) and producers (co-production). Further, this article further argues that the effect of social identity on members’ co-creation and behavioral intentions will be moderated by their nostalgia proneness. We conducted survey among Volkswagen Indonesia CyberCommunity (VICC) members as one of the legendary brand in Indonesia. The results indicate that direct effect of social identity on members’ behavioral intentions is greater than indirect effect through co-creation. The moderating effect of nostalgia proneness is significant on the relationship between social identity and behavioral intentions, in which the effect is larger when members’ identification is low. Managerial and academic implications are further discussed in this paper.

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Different Groups, Different Motives

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin ◽

10.1177/0146167212444614 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 38 (8) ◽

pp. 1066-1080 ◽

Cited By ~ 44

Author(s):

Matt Easterbrook ◽

Vivian L. Vignoles

Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

Social Identity ◽

Identity Construction ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Social Identification ◽

Multilevel Analyses ◽

Social Categories ◽

Identity Processes ◽

Identity Motives ◽

Interpersonal Network

Social identification is known to have wide-reaching implications, but theorists disagree about the underlying motives. Integrating motivated identity construction theory with recent social identity research, the authors predicted which motives underlie identification with two types of groups: interpersonal networks and social categories. In a five-wave longitudinal study of social identity processes among 268 new university residents, multilevel analyses showed that motives involved in identity enactment processes—self-esteem, belonging, and efficacy—significantly predicted within-person changes in identification with flatmates (an interpersonal network group), whereas motives involved in identity definition processes—meaning, self-esteem, and distinctiveness—significantly predicted within-person changes in identification with halls of residence (an abstract social category). This article discusses implications for research into identity motives and social identity.

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When history perpetuates stereotypes and narratives: The burden of historical representations on the well-being of Africans living in Europe

10.31234/osf.io/92da7 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Raymond Boateng

Keyword(s):

Social Identity ◽

Well Being ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Social Identification ◽

Potential Impact ◽

Historical Representations ◽

Mediational Role ◽

The Relationship ◽

Harmful Effects

Previous research outlined that historical representations of different groups underlie stereotypes and prejudice. Considering the gap in the literature on historical representations and their potential impact on well-being, this study tested hypotheses concerning historical representations of Africans (N = 225) in Europe in relation to well-being outcomes in that population. Furthermore, the study tested the mediational role of stereotype confirmation concerns and social identification in the relationship between historical representations and well-being. Consistent with the predictions, historical representations were associated with poorer well-being. Particularly, historical representations were related to increased anxiety and low self-esteem through their relationship with stereotype confirmation concerns. Social identity mitigated the harmful effects of historical representations on self-esteem. However social identity did not mediate the relationship between historical representations and anxiety. The findings highlight the effects of historical representations on well-being.

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Robots in the Workplace: a Threat to—or Opportunity for—Meaningful Work?

Philosophy & Technology ◽

10.1007/s13347-019-00377-4 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 33 (3) ◽

pp. 503-522 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jilles Smids ◽

Sven Nyholm ◽

Hannah Berkers

Keyword(s):

Social Relationships ◽

Ethical Issues ◽

Meaningful Work ◽

Well Being ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Self Development ◽

Key Aspects ◽

The Impact ◽

Do So

Abstract The concept of meaningful work has recently received increased attention in philosophy and other disciplines. However, the impact of the increasing robotization of the workplace on meaningful work has received very little attention so far. Doing work that is meaningful leads to higher job satisfaction and increased worker well-being, and some argue for a right to access to meaningful work. In this paper, we therefore address the impact of robotization on meaningful work. We do so by identifying five key aspects of meaningful work: pursuing a purpose, social relationships, exercising skills and self-development, self-esteem and recognition, and autonomy. For each aspect, we analyze how the introduction of robots into the workplace may diminish or enhance the meaningfulness of work. We also identify a few ethical issues that emerge from our analysis. We conclude that robotization of the workplace can have both significant negative and positive effects on meaningful work. Our findings about ways in which robotization of the workplace can be a threat or opportunity for meaningful work can serve as the basis for ethical arguments for how to—and how not to—implement robots into workplaces.

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T5. STRESS SENSITIZATION AS THE UNDERLYING MECHANISM LINKING CHILDHOOD TRAUMA AND PSYCHOTIC-LIKE SYMPTOMS IN NONCLINICAL YOUNG ADULTS

Schizophrenia Bulletin ◽

10.1093/schbul/sbaa029.565 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 46 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. S232-S232

Author(s):

Pilar Torrecilla ◽

Alena Gizdic ◽

Anna Racioppi ◽

Manel Monsonet ◽

Thomas R Kwapil ◽

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Keyword(s):

Life Events ◽

Childhood Trauma ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Indirect Effect ◽

Moderated Mediation ◽

Mediation Analyses ◽

Positive Life Events ◽

Stress Sensitization ◽

Simple Slope ◽

The Impact

Abstract Background The traumagenic neurodevelopment model of psychosis poses that prolonged or severe stress exposure in critical developmental periods (i.e., childhood) disrupts psychobiological stress regulation mechanisms, increasing liability for the onset and persistence of psychotic symptoms after re-exposure to stressful events (Read et al., 2014). This disruption seems to result in a process of behavioral and biological sensitization by which the individual manifests an enhanced stress sensitivity to subsequent minor adversities in adulthood (Belda et al., 2015), which may cause an increased risk for psychosis. The behavioral manifestation of stress sensitization has been examined in samples at clinical risk for psychosis, but it has been scarcely studied in nonclinical populations. The first goal of the present study was to investigate whether the association between childhood trauma (CT) and perceived stress was moderated by the impact of recent life events in a nonclinical sample. The second goal was to test whether the association between CT and suspiciousness was mediated by perceived stress, and whether this mediation was moderated by the impact of life events. Following stress sensitization hypotheses, it was expected that the association between CT and suspiciousness would be mediated by higher levels of perceived stress. In turn, the impact of negative recent life events was expected to moderate the effect of CT on suspiciousness via increased levels of perceived stress. Methods The sample consisted of 168 Spanish nonclinical youngsters (mean age=28.01), belonging to the ongoing Barcelona Longitudinal Investigation of Schizotypy Study (BLISS). From a large pool of unselected college students, a selected subsample oversampled for schizotypy scores continues regular follow-up assessments. They were assessed for life events, perceived stress and suspiciousness at the concurrent assessment, whereas CT was assessed 7 years earlier at baseline. Linear regression and simple slope analyses were performed to test whether recent life events moderated the association between CT and suspiciousness. Moderated mediation analyses were conducted to examine the indirect effect of CT on suspiciousness via perceived stress moderated by the impact of recent life events. Results Recent life events significantly moderated the association between CT and perceived stress. Simple slope analyses indicated that this association was significant when subjects experienced negative or neutral life events, but not positive life events. Moderated mediation analyses revealed an indirect effect of CT on suspiciousness through perceived stress, which was moderated by the impact of recent life events. Thus, these mediational effects were significant for those subjects with a greater subjective appraisal of a negative or neutral impact of life events, but not for those experiencing a positive impact. The magnitude of the conditional indirect effect (as indicated by the Index of Moderated Mediation) was significantly different across levels of impact of recent life events (i.e., negative, neutral, positive). Discussion These findings provide further supporting evidence to the stress sensitization hypothesis for psychosis by showing its manifestation across both the clinical and nonclinical ranges of the hypothesized psychosis continuum. CT and perceived stress were associated when the impact of recent life events was negative or neutral, but not positive, suggesting that positive life events may play a protective role in the perception of stress and the role that stress shows in the mechanistic pathway to suspiciousness.

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The Psychological Benefits of Receiving Real-Life Altruism

Journal of Humanistic Psychology ◽

10.1177/0022167817690280 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 60 (2) ◽

pp. 187-204

Author(s):

Edward Hoffman ◽

Jenniffer Gonzalez-Mujica ◽

Catalina Acosta-Orozco ◽

William C. Compton

Keyword(s):

Human Nature ◽

Social Relationships ◽

Real Life ◽

Religious Faith ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Future Research ◽

Psychological Benefits ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Dependent Variables ◽

The Impact

This study investigates the impact of receiving real-life altruism on such positive attitudinal aspects as empathy, optimism, and motivation to help others. A mixed convenience/snowball sample of 148 participants (79 men, 67 women, 2 gender unknown), responded to an online questionnaire. Most were between 21 and 40 years of age, and had at least a college degree; all but eight were born in Venezuela, and the remainder were from other Hispanic/Latino countries. Participants were asked to describe an experience in which they had received unexpected altruism and rate its impact on their subsequent view of life. They were also asked to rate its effect on their optimism about human nature, trust in social relationships, appreciation for life, sense of gratitude, self-esteem, sense of being valued by others, empathy for others, motivation to help others, energy and enthusiasm in general, and religious faith. A total of 64.2% reported an unexpected altruistic experience. Of those, almost 75% reported the experience changed their view of life at least “strongly” and only 4.2% stated that it had little or no effect. The intensity of their change in life view correlated significantly with all 10 dependent variables except for gratitude. Women were significantly more likely to report that their experience boosted their gratitude for others, and participants whose altruistic experiences were attitudinally more life-changing were significantly more likely to indicate that religion was very important to them. The implications of these findings for understanding the psychological benefits of altruistic experience are discussed and avenues for future research are suggested.

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The Mediating Role of Place Attachment Dimensions in the Relationship Between Local Social Identity and Well-Being

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.645648 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Fridanna Maricchiolo ◽

Oriana Mosca ◽

Daniele Paolini ◽

Ferdinando Fornara

Keyword(s):

Social Identity ◽

Social Relations ◽

Place Attachment ◽

Well Being ◽

Place Identity ◽

Social Identification ◽

Living Environment ◽

Psychological Resources ◽

Mediation Analyses ◽

Interdependent Happiness

Well-functioning communities provide a range of material and psychological resources that enhance well-being. The degree to which individuals see themselves as part of the local social group, or local social identity, i.e., the social identification with the community of the place where people are living, may play an important role in enhancing happiness and well-being, as well as relationships of people with their own living environment, i.e., place attachment. We hypothesized that local social identity influences well-being via specific components of place attachment to the residential city/town, i.e., place identity, social relations, and lack of resources (which is the opposite of place dependence). We measured local social identity, individual well-being, interdependent happiness, and place attachment in a sample of N = 375 participants. We tested our hypotheses by conducting a series of mediation analyses with local social identity as an independent variable, individual well-being and interdependent happiness as dependent variables, and place attachment subfactors, i.e., place identity, social relations, and lack of resources, as mediators. Results showed that the relation between local social identity and both individual well-being and interdependent happiness was positively mediated by place identity and social relations, while the lack of resources emerged as a negative mediator only in the relation between local social identity and individual well-being (not for interdependent happiness). Practical implications and future developments are discussed.

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Exploring the self-directed anger of the stigmatized

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations ◽

10.1177/1368430210392933 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 14 (6) ◽

pp. 807-818 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Nina Hansen ◽

Kai Sassenberg

Keyword(s):

Social Identity ◽

Social Identification ◽

The Self ◽

Group Support ◽

Buffering Effect ◽

Legitimate Target ◽

The Impact

Does social identification protect or harm targets of discrimination? Two studies ( N = 52, N = 94) tested the prediction that perceived legitimacy moderates the impact of social identification on negative responses to discrimination. Results confirm that when discrimination is perceived as illegitimate, identification is negatively related to self-directed anger ( buffering effect) because identification provides a feeling of in-group support. However, when discrimination is perceived as legitimate, identification is positively related to self-directed anger ( exacerbating effect) because the internalized social identity is perceived as legitimate target for the negative treatment. Legitimacy is measured and manipulated among different low-status groups. The legitimization and internalization of discrimination driven by self-directed anger are discussed.

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