The role of in-group identification, religious group membership and intergroup conflict in moderating in-group and out-group affect

Indonesia is the most populous Islamic country and as such is host to a diverse range of Islamic beliefs and practices. Here we examine how the diversity of beliefs and practices among Indonesian Muslims relates to group bonding and parochialism. In particular, we examine the predictive power of two distinct types of group alignment, group identification and identity fusion, among individuals from three Sunni politico-religious groups - a fundamentalist group (PKS), a moderate group (NU), and a control sample of politically unaffiliated citizens. Fundamentalists were more fused to targets than moderates or citizens, but contrary to fusion theory, we found across all groups, that group identification (not fusion) better predicted parochialism, including willingness to carry out extreme pro-group actions. We discuss how religious beliefs and practice impact parochial attitudes, as well as the implications for theoretical models linking fusion to extreme behaviour.

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Quasar host galaxies and environments in the GAMA survey

Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union ◽

10.1017/s1743921320002823 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 15 (S356) ◽

pp. 170-170

Author(s):

Jari Kotilainen

Keyword(s):

Galaxy Evolution ◽

Large Scale ◽

Group Membership ◽

Host Galaxy ◽

Host Galaxies ◽

Cluster Group ◽

First Results ◽

Triggering Mechanisms ◽

Mass Assembly

AbstractWe present first results from our study of the host galaxies and environments of quasars in Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA), a multiwavelength photometric and spectroscopic survey for ∼300,000 galaxies over ∼300 deg2, to a limiting magnitude of r ∼ 20 mag. We use a GAIA-selected sample of ∼350 quasars at z < 0.3 in GAMA. For all the quasars, we determine all surrounding GAMA galaxies and measure their star formation (SF) rate and SF history, and the host galaxy morphology and group membership of the quasars. As a comparison sample of inactive galaxies, we use 1000 subsets of galaxies in GAMA, matched in redshift and galaxy stellar mass to the quasars. We find that quasar activity does not depend on the large-scale environment (cluster/group/void), although quasars tend to prefer satellite location in their environment. Compared to inactive galaxies, quasars are preferentially hosted in bulge-dominated galaxies and have higher SF rates, both overall and averaged over the last 10 and 100 Myr. Quasars also have shorter median SF timescales, shorter median time since the last SF burst, and higher metallicity than inactive galaxies. We discuss these results in terms of triggering mechanisms of the quasar activity and the role of quasars in galaxy evolution.

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The Protective Effects of Religious Group Membership, Service Attendance, and Scripture Reading on Binge Drinking among College Students

Pastoral Psychology ◽

10.1007/s11089-021-00944-7 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Craig Rivera ◽

Timothy Lauger

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Binge Drinking ◽

Group Membership ◽

Religious Group ◽

Protective Effects ◽

Service Attendance

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Cognition in Early Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: Consequences May Be Relative to Working Memory

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society ◽

10.1017/s1355617713000696 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 19 (8) ◽

pp. 938-949 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Lindsay I. Berrigan ◽

Jo-Anne LeFevre ◽

Laura M. Rees ◽

Jason Berard ◽

Mark S. Freedman ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Multiple Sclerosis ◽

Working Memory ◽

Processing Speed ◽

Cognitive Functions ◽

Group Membership ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Relapsing Remitting ◽

Disease Stages

AbstractThe Relative Consequence Model proposes multiple sclerosis (MS) patients have a fundamental deficit in processing speed that compromises other cognitive functions. The present study examined the mediating role of processing speed, as well as working memory, in the MS-related effects on other cognitive functions for early relapsing-remitting patients. Seventy relapsing-remitting MS patients with disease duration not greater than 10 years and 72 controls completed tasks assessing processing speed, working memory, learning, and executive functioning. The possible mediating roles of speed and working memory in the MS-related effects on other cognitive functions were evaluated using structural equation modeling. Processing speed was not significantly related to group membership and could not have a mediating role. Working memory was related to group membership and functioned as a mediating/intervening factor. The results do not support the Relative Consequence Model in this sample and they challenge the notion that working memory impairment only emerges at later disease stages. The results do support a mediating/intervening role of working memory. These results were obtained for early relapsing-remitting MS patients and should not be generalized to the broader MS population. Instead, future research should examine the relations that exist at other disease stages. (JINS, 2013, 19, 1–12)

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How abusive supervision climate affects team creativity: the contingent role of task interdependence

European Journal of Innovation Management ◽

10.1108/ejim-08-2020-0310 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Chenghao Men ◽

Lei Yue ◽

Huo Weiwei ◽

Bing Liu ◽

Guangwei Li

Keyword(s):

Collective Efficacy ◽

Cultural Context ◽

Group Identification ◽

Abusive Supervision ◽

Task Interdependence ◽

Positive Relation ◽

Paired Data ◽

Team Creativity ◽

Content Type

PurposeDrawing on theories of social information processing and social identity, the authors explore how abusive supervision climate affects team creativity in a Chinese cultural context. The authors propose that this relation will be mediated by collective efficacy and group identification and moderated by task interdependenceDesign/methodology/approachThe study conducted a confirmatory factor analysis and hierarchical regression to analyze the paired data from 67 research and development (R&D) teams involving 378 employees and employers in a Chinese cultural context.FindingsResults demonstrate that abusive supervision climate was negatively related to team creativity, fully mediated by collective efficacy and group identification in a Chinese cultural context. In addition, task interdependence strengthened the positive relation between collective efficacy and team creativity, as well the positive relation between group identification and team creativity.Originality/valueAlthough research has explored how abusive supervision climate influences individual creativity, few studies have investigated the relation between abusive supervision climate and team creativity in a Chinese cultural context. This study is one of the first to explore how abusive supervision climate affects team creativity in a Chinese cultural context and examine the moderating role of task interdependence in the relation between abusive supervision climate and team creativity.

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