Group Identification and Self-Esteem of Deaf Adults

Purpose In this study, the author examined the relationship of social support, empowerment, self-help support group participation, and group identification to quality of life in adults who stutter. Method Two-hundred forty-nine adults who stutter completed a web-based survey, including measures of social support, empowerment, self-help support group participation, group identification, and quality of life. Results After controlling for demographic and stuttering parameters, both empowerment in the self-esteem/self-efficacy domain and social support from family significantly predicted quality of life in adults in the sample. Conclusions Increased self-esteem/self-efficacy and social support from family relates to improved quality of life in adults who stutter, independent of stuttering severity. Treatments that increase feelings of self-esteem/self-efficacy and strengthen social support from the family should be considered for individuals who struggle to cope with stuttering in order to enhance their quality of life.

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Unity of group, identification with group, and self-esteem of members1

Journal of Personality ◽

10.1111/j.1467-6494.1960.tb01633.x ◽

1960 ◽

Vol 28 (4) ◽

pp. 463-478 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Alvin Zander ◽

Ezra Stotland ◽

Donald Wolfe

Keyword(s):

Group Identification ◽

Self Esteem

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Study on Verifying the Effectiveness of Non-face-to-face Youth Volunteering in Improving Self-Esteem among Children of Deaf Adults (CODAs)

Technium Social Sciences Journal ◽

10.47577/tssj.v21i1.3708 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 ◽

pp. 780-794

Author(s):

Doyeon Won ◽

Eunice Yang ◽

Seojin Yi ◽

Jeongwoo Cho ◽

Alex Kim ◽

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Keyword(s):

Repeated Measures ◽

Self Esteem ◽

The Self ◽

Growth Effect ◽

Control Group ◽

Face To Face ◽

Deaf Adults ◽

Volunteer Programs ◽

Art Activities ◽

Experimental Group

The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of youth volunteering in increasing the self-esteem of hearing children of deaf adults (CODAs), who commonly start taking care of their parents from a young age. To this end, an experimental study based on the non-equal comparison groups design was applied to a experimental group of 4 participants and a control group of 3 participants, selected based on the recommendation from expert social workers from the M General Social Welfare Center in P City. The volunteer programs, conducted non-face-to-face due to COVID-19, were centered on art activities such as drawing one's own dreams, decorating flowers, and customizing pencil cases. Repeated measures analysis of variance (rANOVA) was conducted to verify the effectiveness of volunteering, and the analysis results are as follows. First, in both the experimental group and the control group, CODAs’ self esteem increased after the program was carried out. Second, while the growth effect appeared in both groups, the slope of increase in the self-esteem of the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group. Accordingly, the effectiveness of volunteering to improve CODAs' self-esteem was verified. This study suggests academic and practical implications based on these findings.

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Ghosts of the Past and Dreams of the Future

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin ◽

10.1177/0146167211427307 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 38 (3) ◽

pp. 397-410 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Anna Rabinovich ◽

Thomas A. Morton

Keyword(s):

Group Identification ◽

Experimental Studies ◽

Self Esteem ◽

The Past ◽

Negative Appraisal ◽

The Future ◽

Group Members ◽

Individual Self ◽

Temporal Focus ◽

The Impact

The authors investigated the impact of temporal focus on group members’ responses to contextual ingroup devaluation. Four experimental studies demonstrated that following an induction of negative ingroup evaluation, participants primed with a past temporal focus reported behavioral intentions more consistent with this negative appraisal than participants primed with a future temporal focus. This effect was apparent only when a negative (but not a positive) evaluation was induced, and only among highly identified group members. Importantly, the interplay between temporal focus and group identification on relevant intentions was mediated by individual self-esteem, suggesting that focus on the future may be conducive to separating negative ingroup appraisals from individual self-evaluations. Taken together, the findings suggest that high identifiers’ responses to ingroup evaluations may be predicated on their temporal focus: A focus on the past may lock such individuals within their group’s history, whereas a vision of the future may open up opportunities for change.

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Consequences of Perceived Personal and Group Discrimination against People with Hearing and Visual Impairments

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18179064 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (17) ◽

pp. 9064

Author(s):

Daniel Pérez-Garín ◽

Patricia Recio ◽

Fernando Molero

Keyword(s):

Perceived Discrimination ◽

Group Identification ◽

Visual Impairments ◽

Well Being ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Hearing Impairments ◽

Beneficial Effects ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Psychosocial Perspective ◽

The Relationship

The main objective of this study was to examine the consequences of perceived discrimination in people with hearing and visual impairments. Using path analysis, we attempted to validate a multigroup model in which perceived personal discrimination is associated with internalization of stigma, which, in turn, is negatively related to self-esteem; conversely, perceived discrimination against the in-group contributes to enhanced group identification, which promotes the intention to engage in collective action, which, in turn, has beneficial effects on self-esteem. The sample consisted of a total of 200 Spanish-speaking participants, of whom 104 had hearing impairments and 96 had visual impairments. The results showed that the proposed multigroup model fit the data well. For both groups, internalized stigma played a mediating role in the relationship between perceived personal discrimination and self-esteem. However, the pathway from group discrimination to self-esteem was not as clearly supported by the data. The results are interpreted from a psychosocial perspective and may contribute to design interventions aimed at improving the well-being of people with hearing and visual impairments.

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Effect of Self-Stigma in the Person with Mental Illness on Self-Esteem - Focusing on Moderating Effect of Perceived Legitimacy of Discrimination and Group Identification

Mental Health & Social Work ◽

10.24301/mhsw.2019.03.47.1.147 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 47 (1) ◽

pp. 147-173

Author(s):

Min Hwa Lee ◽

Mi Kyung Seo

Keyword(s):

Mental Illness ◽

Group Identification ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Moderating Effect

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Social Identification in Sports Teams

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin ◽

10.1177/0146167216689051 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 43 (4) ◽

pp. 508-523 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

William E. Thomas ◽

Rupert Brown ◽

Matthew J. Easterbrook ◽

Vivian L. Vignoles ◽

Claudia Manzi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Identity Construction ◽

Collective Identity ◽

Sense Of Belonging ◽

Group Identification ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Social Identification ◽

Integrative Approach ◽

Sports Teams ◽

Identity Processes ◽

Identity Motives

Based on motivated identity construction theory (MICT; Vignoles, 2011), we offer an integrative approach examining the combined roles of six identity motives (self-esteem, distinctiveness, belonging, meaning, continuity, and efficacy) instantiated at three different motivational levels (personal, social, and collective identity) as predictors of group identification. These identity processes were investigated among 369 members of 45 sports teams from England and Italy in a longitudinal study over 6 months with four time points. Multilevel change modeling and cross-lagged analyses showed that satisfaction of four personal identity motives (individuals’ personal feelings of self-esteem, distinctiveness, meaning, and efficacy derived from team membership), three social identity motives (individuals’ feelings that the team identity carries a sense of belonging, meaning, and continuity), and one collective identity motive (a shared belief in group distinctiveness) significantly predicted group identification. Motivational processes underlying group identification are complex, multilayered, and not reducible to personal needs.

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Ingroup Bias and Self-Esteem: A Meta-Analysis

Personality and Social Psychology Review ◽

10.1207/s15327957pspr0402_04 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 157-173 ◽

Cited By ~ 188

Author(s):

Christopher L. Aberson ◽

Michael Healy ◽

Victoria Romero

Keyword(s):

Meta Analysis ◽

Group Identification ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Situational Factors ◽

Ingroup Bias ◽

Individual Level ◽

Collective Self ◽

Collective Self Esteem

A meta-analysis examined the relation between self-esteem and ingroup bias. The project focused on effects of ingroup bias strategy and measurement of self-esteem. Results indicated that high-self-esteem individuals exhibited more ingroup bias than did low-self-esteem individuals. Bias strategy and self-esteem measurement moderated this relation. When using “direct” ingroup bias strategies, high-self-esteem individuals showed more bias than did low-self-esteem individuals. When using “indirect” strategies, groups exhibited comparable amounts of bias. Results were comparable for collective and personal self-esteem measures. Examination of specific collective measures indicated that self-esteem defined by the Collective Self-Esteem Scale (Luhtanen & Crocker, 1992) did not predict differences in ingroup bias, whereas group identification measures did predict differences in ingroup bias. Results are interpreted as indicating that both high and low-self-esteem individuals exhibit ingroup bias; however, expression of ingroup bias by individuals with low self-esteem is constrained by situational factors. Furthermore, individual-level factors such as personal self-esteem may be useful in predicting collective enhancement.

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