Joking Culture: The Role of Repeated Humorous Interactions on Group Processes During Challenge Course Experiences

2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 338-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Rothwell ◽  
Kassidy Siharath ◽  
Steven Bell ◽  
Kim Nguyen ◽  
Carla Baker
Keyword(s):  
Group Processes ◽  
Challenge Course ◽  
Course Experiences

Joking Culture: The Role of Repeated Humorous Interactions on Group Processes during Challenge Course Experiences

2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 338-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Rothwell ◽  
Kassidy Siharath ◽  
Steven Bell ◽  
Kim Nguyen ◽  
Carla Baker
Keyword(s):  
Group Processes ◽  
Challenge Course ◽  
Course Experiences

scholarly journals A group processes approach to antiscience beliefs and endorsement of “alternative facts”

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 513-517
Author(s):  
Bastiaan T. Rutjens ◽  
Sander van der Linden ◽  
Romy van der Lee ◽  
Natalia Zarzeczna
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Biases ◽  
Group Processes ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Psychological Study ◽  
Alternative Facts ◽  
Intragroup Processes ◽  
Group Identities

The global spread of antiscience beliefs, misinformation, fake news, and conspiracy theories is posing a threat to the well-being of individuals and societies worldwide. Accordingly, research on why people increasingly doubt science and endorse “alternative facts” is flourishing. Much of this work has focused on identifying cognitive biases and individual differences. Importantly, however, the reasons that lead people to question mainstream scientific findings and share misinformation are also inherently tied to social processes that emerge out of divisive commitments to group identities and worldviews. In this special issue, we focus on the important and thus far neglected role of group processes in motivating science skepticism. The articles that feature in this special issue cover three core areas: the group-based roots of antiscience attitudes; the intergroup dynamics between science and conspiratorial thinking; and finally, insights about science denial related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Across all articles, we highlight the role of worldviews, identities, norms, religion, and other inter- and intragroup processes that shape antiscientific attitudes. We hope that this collection will inspire future research endeavors that take a group processes approach to the social psychological study of science skepticism.

Use of three techniques in an Insight Group

1975 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-53
Author(s):  
Linda Perem ◽  
Rebecca Renwick
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Group Processes ◽  
Role Playing ◽  
Major Group ◽  
Therapeutic Group ◽  
Feedback Group ◽  
Constructive Feedback ◽  
Group Goals

The three techniques of Role Playing, Paralleling, and Empathy are defined and illustrated as to their functions in an “Insight Group”, in relation to the three major group goals of: Heightening Openness and Self-Awarness Provision of Constructive Feedback. Group as a Ground for Using Constructive Feedback. It is hoped that the article will made its readers aware that Occupational Therapists are moving more intensively into the role of group therapists, and that the three techniques can be powerful tools for stimulating therapeutic group processes, and deepening insights.

scholarly journals Public behaviour in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: understanding the role of group processes

BJPsych Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
John Drury ◽  
Holly Carter ◽  
Evangelos Ntontis ◽  
Selin Tekin Guven
Keyword(s):  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Health Behaviours ◽  
Group Processes ◽  
Mutual Aid ◽  
The Public ◽  
Identity Processes ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Many

Background In the absence of a vaccine, behaviour by the public is key to the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, as with other types of crises and emergencies, there have been doubts about the extent to which the public are able to engage effectively with the required behaviour. These doubts are based on outdated models of group psychology. Aims and argument We analyse the role of group processes in the COVID-19 pandemic in three domains: recognition of threat, adherence by the public to the required public health behaviours (and the factors that increase such adherence) and actions of the many community mutual aid groups that arose during lockdown. In each case, we draw upon the accumulated research on behaviour in emergencies and disasters, as well as the latest findings in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, to show that explanations in terms of social identity processes make better sense of the patterns of evidence than alternative explanations. Conclusions If behaviour in the pandemic is a function of mutable group processes rather than fixed tendencies, then behavioural change is possible. There was evidence of significant change in behaviour from the public, particularly in the early days of the pandemic. Understanding the role of group processes means we can help design more effective interventions to support collective resilience in the public in the face of the pandemic and other threats. We draw out from the evidence a set of recommendations on facilitating the public response to COVID-19 by harnessing group processes.

Micro-skills of group formulations in care settings: Working with expressions of staff distress

Dementia ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 523-536
Author(s):  
Louisa Jackman ◽  
Amy Fielden ◽  
Steven Pearson
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Care ◽  
Group Processes ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Care Homes ◽  
Care Plans ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Effective Care ◽  
Collaborative Working

The help of specialist clinicians is often sought to advise staff in residential and nursing care homes about how to work with people with dementia whose behaviour is challenging. The Newcastle Model ( James, 2011 ) is a framework and a process developed to help care staff understand and improve their care of this group. The model emphasises the use of sharing information with staff to develop effective care plans. In the Shared Formulation Sessions characteristic of the Newcastle Model, clinicians take the role of a group facilitator, helping the staff reach a consensus about what needs to change. These sessions can be difficult to manage as intra and inter-group processes emerge and the group express their anxieties. This paper aims to explore the processes that might be in play Shared Formulation Sessions and to suggest ways in which the facilitator might approach this to manage effective collaborative working.

Supporting political violence: The role of ideological passion and social network

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. 1187-1203
Author(s):  
Jocelyn J. Bélanger ◽  
Blaine G. Robbins ◽  
Hayat Muhammad ◽  
Manuel Moyano ◽  
Claudia F. Nisa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Political Violence ◽  
Group Processes ◽  
Network Density ◽  
Harmonious Passion ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
Analysis Study ◽  
Insight Into

This research examines how social networks contribute to the process of radicalization, building on work showing that obsessive (vs. harmonious) passion for a cause is linked to greater support for political violence. Study 1 ( N = 331) shows that obsessive (vs. harmonious) passion is related to affiliating with radical (vs. moderate) social networks, which in turn is associated with support for political violence. Study 2 ( N = 381) provides experimental evidence for this phenomenon, by showing that inducing an obsessive mindset produces a greater proclivity to connect with radical activists, which in turn is associated with greater support for political violence. Drawing from social network analysis, Study 3 ( N = 366) shows that network density intensifies obsessively passionate individuals’ affiliation to radical networks. The results offer insight into the group processes behind radicalization across different cultural contexts and ideologies.

Smoker identity and resistance to antismoking campaigns: The role of group entitativity

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 160-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jérôme Blondé ◽  
Juan Manuel Falomir-Pichastor
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Group Processes ◽  
Intention To Quit ◽  
Urge To Smoke

Past works have shown that identification with smokers predicts increased resistance to antismoking campaigns. In this research, we hypothesized that group entitativity, because it affects the extent to which people feel committed to act for their group, can mitigate this link. We conducted two studies with convenient samples of smokers that both included a measure of identification and measured (Study 1) or manipulated (Study 2) entitativity. Then, participants read an antismoking message and, finally, reported their attitude toward smoking (Studies 1 and 2), as well as their urge to smoke and intention to quit (Study 2). Consistently, both studies revealed more resistance among high (vs. low) identifiers, but only when they perceived smokers as a highly entitative group. These findings emphasized the importance of group processes and social identity factors for accounting for responses to antismoking information.

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