Gender threats and men’s antigay behaviors: The harmful effects of asserting heterosexuality

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 471-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer K. Bosson ◽  
Jonathan R. Weaver ◽  
T. Andrew Caswell ◽  
Rochelle M. Burnaford
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Sexual Prejudice ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Intense Noise ◽  
Competing Hypotheses ◽  
Gender Threat ◽  
Harmful Effects ◽  
Practical Implications

Whereas recent work on gender role violations suggests that asserting their heterosexuality may diminish the harmful effects of gender threats (versus gender affirmations) on men’s antigay reactions, predictions derived from social identity theory suggest that asserting heterosexuality can exacerbate the negative effects of a gender threat on antigay reactions. Two studies tested these competing hypotheses. In Study 1, gender threatened versus affirmed men sent more intense noise blasts at a gay partner, but only if they asserted their heterosexuality. In Study 2, men high in sexual prejudice who underwent a gender threat sat farther from a gay confederate than gender affirmed men, but only if they asserted heterosexuality. Discussion considers the theoretical and practical implications of these findings, and highlights directions for future research.

Antecedents of Family Conflict in Uganda

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 35-54
Author(s):  
Rogers Matama ◽  
Kezia H. Mkwizu
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
Sample Size ◽  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Family Conflicts ◽  
The Core ◽  
Quantitative Studies

The purpose of this study was to explore the antecedents of family conflict in Uganda. A qualitative approach was used in this study. A sample size of 139 participants provided data which was subjected to content analysis. Results revealed that the core themes associated with family conflict are finances and priority of resources. Further findings show that differences in tastes and interests, selfishness and lack of communication played a key role as causes of family conflicts. The implication of this study is that finances and priority of resources are antecedents of family conflict in the context of Uganda. Therefore, the antecedents of family conflict that emerged from this study can be understood, defined and analyzed through the lens of social identity theory. Future research may include conducting quantitative studies with a particular demographic using the themes that have emerged from this study.

scholarly journals Antecedents of Family Conflict in Uganda

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 35-54
Author(s):  
Rogers Matama ◽  
Kezia H. Mkwizu
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
Sample Size ◽  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Family Conflicts ◽  
The Core ◽  
Quantitative Studies

The purpose of this study was to explore the antecedents of family conflict in Uganda. A qualitative approach was used in this study. A sample size of 139 participants provided data which was subjected to content analysis. Results revealed that the core themes associated with family conflict are finances and priority of resources. Further findings show that differences in tastes and interests, selfishness and lack of communication played a key role as causes of family conflicts. The implication of this study is that finances and priority of resources are antecedents of family conflict in the context of Uganda. Therefore, the antecedents of family conflict that emerged from this study can be understood, defined and analyzed through the lens of social identity theory. Future research may include conducting quantitative studies with a particular demographic using the themes that have emerged from this study.

Is more customer control of services always better?

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Herm Joosten ◽  
Josée Bloemer ◽  
Bas Hillebrand
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Empirical Test ◽  
Control Beliefs ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Marketing Practice ◽  
Desire For Control ◽  
Customer Empowerment ◽  
Customer Control ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose Research on empowerment and service co-production assumed that customers want more control and that more control is better. An empirical test of this assumption, however, is lacking. This study tests this assumption by not only focusing on the customer’s capacity and opportunity for control, but also taking into account the customer’s desire for control. Design/methodology/approach This study uses an experiment employing video clips depicting a service encounter in a banking context in which control beliefs are manipulated. Findings This study shows that more control in services is not always better because individuals vary in their desire for control; that state-measures of control are effective predictors of relevant attitudinal and behavioral effects like satisfaction and loyalty, and that the mechanism which produces these effects is the consistency between control beliefs. Research limitations/implications Future research on customer empowerment and service co-production should acknowledge the pivotal role of variations in desire for control, focus on inconsistencies in control beliefs to predict effects, and measure control beliefs as varying states rather than as stable personality traits. Practical implications Enhancing customer control of a service may primarily mean: giving the customer the option to control or not to control the service. Originality/value This study contributes to literature and marketing practice by demonstrating that more control may have negative effects and by demonstrating the mechanism by which these effects occur.

scholarly journals Leaving an attacked group: Authoritative criticism decreases ingroup favoritism

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianning Dang ◽  
Li Liu ◽  
Qianqian Zhang ◽  
Caina Li
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Intergroup Bias ◽  
Negative Evaluation ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Testing System ◽  
Social Self ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Ingroup Favoritism

AbstractResearch suggests people try to protect their social self-esteem from threats from the ingroup or the outgroup. However, how members react to a threat to social self-esteem from a third party remains unclear. Three studies were conducted to examine the influence of a threat to social self-esteem from an authoritative third party on ingroup favoritism. We explored the effect of negative (versus positive) evaluation from the testing system on explicit and implicit ingroup favoritism in Study 1 and Study 2 respectively. We compared the effect of negative evaluation posed by the testing system or the competitive outgroup on ingroup favoritism in Study 3. Results suggested that individuals experiencing a threat to social self-esteem from an authoritative third party manifested less ingroup favoritism than those experiencing no threat or outgroup threat. The theoretical implications of this research on social identity theory and the practical implications of reducing intergroup bias are discussed.

Leveraging Workforce Diversity using a Multidimensional Approach

2012 ◽  
pp. 203-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aisha S. Taylor ◽  
Keith James ◽  
Adam Murry
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Contemporary Literature ◽  
Operational Definition ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Workplace Diversity ◽  
Multidimensional Approach ◽  
Preliminary Research ◽  
Diversity In The Workplace

This chapter describes the need for and development of a taxonomy of workplace diversity. It also examines the taxonomy’s implications for understanding and predicting diversity outcomes at work. The context of diversity research is described, along with a problem the field is facing concerning consensus for a practical, operational definition. A seven-dimension taxonomy grounded in Social Identity Theory was developed by reviewing contemporary literature on diversity in the workplace. Preliminary research found that each of the seven dimensions of the taxonomy were present in 78 critical incidents describing work-relevant diversity scenarios. An instrument, the Workplace Diversity Inventory, has been developed and administered in order to empirically examine the seven-factor model of the taxonomy. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.

scholarly journals Antecedents of Family Conflict in Uganda

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rogers Matama ◽  
Kezia H. Mkwizu
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
Sample Size ◽  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Family Conflicts ◽  
The Core ◽  
Quantitative Studies

The purpose of this study was to explore the antecedents of family conflict in Uganda. A qualitative approach was used in this study. A sample size of 139 participants provided data which was subjected to content analysis. Results revealed that the core themes associated with family conflict are finances and priority of resources. Further findings show that differences in tastes and interests, selfishness and lack of communication played a key role as causes of family conflicts. The implication of this study is that finances and priority of resources are antecedents of family conflict in the context of Uganda. Therefore, the antecedents of family conflict that emerged from this study can be understood, defined and analyzed through the lens of social identity theory. Future research may include conducting quantitative studies with a particular demographic using the themes that have emerged from this study.  

A Salutogenic Perspective on Adverse Experiences

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Höltge ◽  
Shauna L. Mc Gee ◽  
Andreas Maercker ◽  
Myriam V. Thoma
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Functioning ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Adverse Experiences ◽  
Past Experiences ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Practical Implications

Abstract. Research has predominantly focused on the negative effects of adversity on health and well-being. However, the salutogenic perspective suggests that adversity may not always be detrimental ( Antonovsky, 1996 ). In fact, under certain circumstances, adversity may have the potential for positive outcomes, such as increased resilience and thriving ( Carver, 1998 ; Rutter, 1987 ). The “steeling effect” suggests that past experiences of adversity may increase resistance to later adversities. It proposes that moderate adversity may facilitate more adaptive functioning than no adversity or high levels of adversity ( Rutter, 2006 , 2012 ). The relationship between adversity and health may be optimally assessed using curvilinear models, yet the majority of previous studies have examined linear associations ( Masten & Cicchetti, 2016 ). It is therefore the aim of this review to determine whether moderate adversity is associated with more adaptive functioning when compared to no and high levels of adversity. Practical implications and future research are also discussed.

A Social Identity Theory of Information Access Regulation (SITIAR): Understanding the Psychology of Sharing and Withholding

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
William John Bingley ◽  
Katharine Helen Greenaway ◽  
S. Alexander Haslam
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Identity Theory ◽  
Information Access ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Access Regulation ◽  
Theory Of Information

Secrecy, privacy, confidentiality, concealment, disclosure, and gossip all involve sharing and withholding access to information. However, existing theories do not account for the fundamental similarity between these concepts. Accordingly, it is unclear when sharing and withholding access to information will have positive or negative effects, and why these effects might occur. We argue that these problems can be addressed by conceptualizing these phenomena more broadly as different kinds of information access regulation. Furthermore, we outline a social identity theory of information access regulation (SITIAR), which proposes that information access regulation shapes shared social identity, explaining why people who have access to information feel a sense of togetherness with others who have the same access, and a sense of separation from those who do not. This theoretical framework unifies diverse findings across disparate literatures and generates a number of novel predictions about how information access regulation affects individuals and groups

De sociale identiteit van werklozen: gevolgen voor het welzijn

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Els Vanbelle ◽  
Emma Boonen ◽  
Hans De Witte
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Social Comparison ◽  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Work Ethic ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Identification ◽  
The Social ◽  
Traditional Work ◽  
The Unemployed ◽  
Practical Implications

The social identity of unemployed: effects on well-bein The social identity of unemployed: effects on well-bein Based on Tajfel and Turner's (1979) Social Identity Theory, we distinguish two aspects of the social identity of the unemployed: social comparison with the employed (the in-group image of the unemployed) and social identification with the unemployed. We expect that the unemployed will evaluate their group in more negative terms compared to the employed. A negative in-group image and the social identification with the unemployed are expected to correlate negatively with various aspects of well-being. Finally, we hypothesise that cultural and economic conservatism and the traditional work ethic are associated with a negative in-group image and a lower identification with the unemployed. Data of unemployed individuals (N = 300) were gathered by means of a written questionnaire. The results confirm our hypotheses regarding the in-group image and the association between both aspects of social identity and various well-being measures. Only the traditional work ethic was found to correlate negatively with the in-group image, whereas only economic conservatism correlated negatively with the identification with the unemployed. The theoretical and practical implications of our findings are discussed.

scholarly journals A Multilevel Examination of Benevolent Leadership and Innovative Behavior in R&D Contexts: A Social Identity Approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 479-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lale Gumusluoglu ◽  
Zahide Karakitapoğlu-Aygün ◽  
Terri A. Scandura
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Dynamic Environment ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Innovative Behavior ◽  
Benevolent Leadership ◽  
Or Team ◽  
Social Identity Approach ◽  
Innovative Behaviors

Studies of innovation have emphasized the importance of leadership for individual or team innovative behaviors, but have largely ignored cross-team innovative behaviors. Enhancing innovative behaviors across teams is particularly vital for organizations relying on large-scale, complex, and multiteam projects to compete in a dynamic environment. We extend the innovation literature by introducing benevolent leadership as an antecedent to innovative behavior within and across teams. We examine identification to the team and department as mediators based on social identity theory in a sample of 397 R&D employees (consisting of 68 teams). First, individuals reported that benevolent R&D leaders facilitate innovative behavior within their teams when employees are highly identified with these teams. Second, on average, teams reported that benevolent R&D leaders enhance their teams’ innovative behavior across the boundaries when these teams are highly identified with the R&D department. Finally, in contrast to social identity theory’s expectations, individuals reported that benevolent R&D leaders facilitate their innovative behaviors with other teams when employees are highly identified with their teams. The theoretical and practical implications of our findings along with suggestions for future research are discussed.

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