Risk-Taking That Signals Trust Increases Social Identification

Bibliographic Data

ID5338532
AuthorsTegan Cruwys (0000-0001-5296-3480, Australian National University, corresponding author), Mark Stevens (0000-0003-2744-1685), Mark R Stevens (0000-0002-7908-3624, Australian National University), Michael J Platow (0000-0002-1721-0827, Australian National University), John Drury (0000-0002-7748-5128, University of Sussex), Elyse Williams (0000-0001-7488-0838, The University of Queensland), Ashleigh J Kelly (The University of Queensland), Margarita Weekes (The University of Queensland)
Year2020
Volume51
Issue5
Pages319-333
Publication date2020-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1864-9335 • E-ISSN: 2151-2590
PublisherHogrefe Publishing Group (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1027/1864-9335/a000417
OpenAlexW3033675961
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited56

Social identification predicts many important phenomena; however, its determinants have received comparably little research attention. We argue that people are more likely to socially identify with others who engage in risky behavior that implies trust than with those who act cautiously, and test this in four experiments with over 900 participants. The experiments found support for the hypotheses across diverse risk contexts - specifically, risk of physical injury, disease risk, and financial risk. These findings indicate that others' risk taking can strengthen shared psychological group membership

Group identification · Identification (biology) · Test (biology) · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology