Should we create a niche or fall in line? Identity negotiation and small group effectiveness

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6204543
AutoresWilliam B Swann (0000-0002-8698-2994), Jr Swann William B (The University of Texas at Austin, autor de correspondencia), Laurie P Milton, Jeffrey T Polzer
Año2000
Volumen79
Número2
Páginas238-250
Fecha de publicación2000-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
EditorialAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037//0022-3514.79.2.238
PMID10948977
OpenAlexW2003043659
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas56
Referencias citadas15

A prospective study of 423 MBA students examined the interplay of identity negotiation and group functioning. The findings revealed that self-verification effects (through which group members brought others to see them as they saw themselves) heightened participants' feelings of connection to their groups (i.e., more identification and social integration and less emotional conflict) and improved group project grades on creative tasks (tasks that benefit from divergent perspectives). Appraisal effects (through which groups brought members to see themselves as the group saw them) facilitated group project grades on computational tasks (tasks that require deriving one correct answer). In addition, self-verification effects were more prevalent than appraisal effects. The authors discuss the implications of these findings for understanding the links among self-verification, self-categorization, and group outcomes.

Categorization · Collective identity · Epistemology · Feeling · Group (periodic table · Group conflict · Group identification · Identity (music · Negotiation · Niche · Social comparison theory · Social group · Social identity theory · Sociology · Conflict Management and Negotiation · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology