When self-categorization makes sense
The role of meaningful social categorization in minority and majority members' self-perception
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6202963 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bernd Simon (0000-0002-6521-9033, University of Münster, corresponding author), Claudia Hastedt (0000-0002-5748-5163), Birgit Aufderheide |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 310-320 |
| Publication date | 1997-08-01 |
| 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//0022-3514.73.2.310 |
| PMID | 9248051 |
| OpenAlex | W2003059364 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 53 |
| References cited | 1 |
The authors examined the joint influence of meaningful social categorization and relative in-group size on the depersonalization of self-perception. Meaningfulness of social categorization was varied following the fit principle, introduced by self-categorization theory. In Experiment 1, the authors predicted and found that minority members show more depersonalized self-perception than majority members if, and only if, the meaningfulness of the underlying in-group-out-group categorization is high as opposed to low. Experiment 2 further substantiated that a meaningful social categorization affects only minority members' self-perception. Finally, the conceptual relationship between fit, meaning, and identity is discussed.
Categorization · Cognitive psychology · Epistemology · Identity (music · Linguistics · Meaning (existential · Perception · Psychology of self · Self-concept · Social category · Social comparison theory · Social group · Social identity theory · Social perception · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology · Psychology of Social Influence · Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 46 |