A closer look at the role of social influence in the development of attitudes to eating

Taking the strain: Social identity, social support, and the experience of stress

“…However, in contrast to this view, social identity and self‐categorization theories (Tajfel & Turner, 1979; Turner, 1985; Turner, Hogg, Oakes, Reicher, & Wetherell, 1987; Turner, Oakes, Haslam, & McGarty, 1994; see also McGarty, Haslam, Hutchinson, & Turner 1994; Balaam & Haslam, 1998) suggest a more complex model of stress in which appraisal processes and stress outcomes are structured by group memberships that are internalized by individuals to a greater or lesser extent (Haslam, 2004). In particular, this is because a sense of shared identity is argued to be a basis for both giving and receiving social support.…”

A Social Clinical Perspective on Perfectionism in Disordered Eating Behaviour

“…There is a growing evidence base supporting the use of the SIA to enhance our understanding of psychological disorders that have strong social components -such as depression (Cruwys, Haslam, Dingle, Haslam, & Jetten, 2014) and substance use disorders (Mawson et al, 2015). The SIA has also been applied more specifically to understand the effect that group level factors have on eating behaviour (Balaam & Haslam, 1998;Berger & Rand, 2008;Crandall, 1988;Cruwys, 2013;Cruwys et al, 2012;Guendelman et al, 2011).…”

“…This approach has shown that an individual's identification with specific social groups can affect their eating behaviour (Balaam & Haslam, 1998;Cruwys et al, 2016;Guendelman et al, 2011). Although some studies that have taken an SIA to understanding eating behaviour have examined eating norms (Berger & Rand, 2008;Guendelman et al, 2011) In addition, as groups hold different prescriptive norms surrounding perfection (i.e.…”

Welcome to the House of Fun: Work Space and Social Identity

“…At the very least a cautious stance can be expected because employees will wish to avoid doing anything that could risk existing self-definitions. In those commonplace instances where the commitment message is characterised by a lack of consistency, therefore, it is entirely in keeping with social identity theory (Balaam and Haslam, 1998;Mackie et al, 1990;McGarty et al, 1993;1994;Oakes et al, 1991) that studies adopting the rhetoric versus reality framework of analysis have routinely reported extensive workforce scepticism (Rousseau, 1995;Sparrow and Marchington, 1998;Thompson, 2003).…”

“…Under social categorization's principle of comparative fit, only those with whom we believe we share a common self-definition will be seen as credible to inform us about relevant aspects of our social reality and thus reduce our uncertainty. Studies investigating this aspect of social categorization theory have shown that it is only possible to exert influence over how others pursue a particular version of self-esteem where the communicator and receiver are seen to belong to a common social membership (Balaam and Haslam, 1998;McGarty et al, 1993McGarty et al, , 1994Mackie et al, 1990;Oakes et al, 1991).…”