Identity Theory and Social Identity Theory

Stets, Jan E.; Burke, Peter J.

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“…The core of an identity is the categorization of the self as an occupant of a role, and the incorporation, into the self, of the meanings and expectations associated with that role and its performance (Stets & Burke, 2000). The development of one's identity represents an on-going process between individuals and their social environment illustrating the values, roles, and beliefs adopted by individuals over time as they shift between contexts (Wilson & Muon, 2008).…”

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Erdvik¹,

Øverby²,

Haugen³

2014

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Abstract:Purpose: This study examined whether high school students' degree of self-determined motivation in school physical education predicted their intentions to be physically active after graduation, and whether perceived physical competence and physical activity identity mediated this hypothesized cross-sectional relationship. Additionally, the possibility of conditional effects of gender on these associations was considered. Method: A cross sectional study involving 1650 high-school students allowed for the examination of indirect effects using a bias-corrected bootstrapping technique. Results: Results showed that self-determination in PE may positively affect adolescents' intentions to be physically active after graduation, both independently and through the strengthening of students' physical activity identity and perceived physical competence. Moderation analysis identified that the indirect effect of perceived competence on the adolescents' physical activity intentions was only significant in boys. Identity however, was a significant mediator of physical activity intention in both genders. Conclusions: School interventions aiming to improve adolescents' physical activity intentions might take advantage of increasing adolescents' physical activity identities as well as perceived physical competence.

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Erdvik¹,

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Haugen³

2014

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“…First, it enhances individuals' self-esteem and reduces subjective uncertainty within the social world (Turner, 1975(Turner, , 1987Hogg and Abrams, 1988;Abrams and Hogg, 1990;Hogg and Abrams, 1993;Long and Spears, 1997;Rubin and Hewstone, 1998;Hogg and Mullin, 1999;Terry et al, 2000;Stets and Burke, 2000). Second, it facilitates communication (Carley, 1991;Mayhew et al, 1995) and sharing of resources (Adler and Kwon, 2002;Kavanaugh et al, 2005;Putnam, 2001) among members of the same group.…”

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Preference effects on friendship choice: Evidence from an online field experiment

Xie

2017

Social Science Research

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Realized friendship choices result from the combined forces of not only personal preferences but also opportunity structures. Thus, it is not possible to infer preference effects from observed friendship data without invoking unrealistic assumptions about opportunity structures. In this paper, we report a study, based on an online field experiment, demonstrating the role of preference in friendship choice. Specifically, we test the influences of preferences in two dimensions: (1) identity homophily --preference for other persons of the same or similar identity, and (2) status asymmetry --preference for other persons of higher social status. We empirically tested these preference effects with an online field experiment in one of the largest social network service (SNS) websites in China. The results of our study confirm the preference effects on friendship choice in both of the two dimensions we tested.

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“…Some theorists even state that all behaviour is instigated to reinforce or enhance a 'sense of self' [8,9]. In other words, beliefs about 'the person one is' are likely to affect behavioural choices strongly.…”

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“…First, the existing experiments focusing on smoking [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] focus predominantly on the presence of an unfamiliar peer and manipulation of his/her smoking behaviour. Results show that individuals are influenced by this stranger's behaviour, which is specified as modelling, imitation or mimicry.…”

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