The system-stabilizing role of identity management strategies
Social creativity can undermine collective action for social change
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6201404 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julia Christina Becker (0000-0002-2456-1174, Philipps University of Marburg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 647-662 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/a0029240 |
| PMID | 22746675 |
| OpenAlex | W2326481501 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 47 |
| References cited | 50 |
Three studies were conducted to examine whether, in an event of negative distinctiveness, engaging in 1 of the 3 identity management strategies of social creativity can undermine group member's intentions to engage in collective action. Study 1a (N = 55) and Study 1b (N = 58) illustrated that selecting a new (complementary) comparison dimension undermined middle-class people's and women's intention to participate in collective action. Study 1c (N = 74) and Study 1d (N = 126) revealed that a downward comparison undermined collective action intentions among unemployed people and women. Study 1e (N = 69) and Study 1f (N = 110) showed that a positive redefinition of an externally imposed negative group attribute did not diminish collective action intentions among immigrants and women. Study 2 (N = 99) illustrated that an alternative operationalization of revaluation of the attribute, namely, downplaying the status-defining attribute, undermined collective action among students. Study 2 and Study 3 (N = 95) consistently illustrated that reduced levels of group-relative deprivation mediated the negative relation between the social creativity strategies and collective action intentions. Implications for social change are discussed
Action (physics) · Collective action · Collective identity · Creativity · Epistemology · Identity (music) · Operationalization · Optimal distinctiveness theory · Political science · Relative deprivation · Social group · Social identity theory · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 47 |
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| Citations per year | 3,62 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 45 |