Identity Theory Paradigm Integration: Assessing the Role of Prominence and Salience in the Verification and Self-Esteem Relationship

Prominence–Salience Combinations and Self-Esteem: Do Magnitude and Congruity Matter?

“…Positive associations exist between these variables for parents and spouses; for those without children and singles, however, negative (or no) significant relationships exist between prominence and salience with efficacy and authenticity, whereas positive (or no) significant relationships exist between prominence and worth. The former is consistent with Yarrison (2013); the latter is consistent with Markowski and Serpe (2018).…”

“…Research linking prominence and salience to role-specific self-esteem finds positive main effects (Ervin and Stryker 2001; Markowski and Serpe 2018). These relationships are likely more complicated, however, because prominence and salience are themselves related.…”

“…Scholars also discuss self-esteem as a motive for behavior, as a buffering resource, and as an outcome of identity processes (Cast and Burke 2002). We treat the three self-esteem components as outcomes of prominence and salience because both concepts reflect relatively stable aspects of the self that provide context for self-evaluations (see Markowski and Serpe 2018).…”

“…Since the theory’s inception, two aspects of identities have gained significant attention: prominence—how important an identity is to how an individual sees himself or herself (McCall and Simmons 1978)—and salience—the likelihood of enacting an identity across situations (Stryker 1980; Stryker and Serpe 1982). Both are associated with self-esteem: people often feel good in identities that are important to them, and they can often derive good feelings in identities that are relevant for everyday interactions (Ervin and Stryker 2001; Markowski and Serpe 2018). They are also associated with one another: prominence predicts salience, meaning that an identity’s level of personal meaningfulness drives a commensurate level of likely enactment (Brenner, Serpe, and Stryker 2014, 2018).…”

Students’ Identity in Multicultural Education

“…In this context, identities refer to the meanings associated with individuals who are in social situations (Markowski & Serpe, 2018). Through the theories above, the meanings of identity have three kinds of basic roles in social positions, such as: individual's occupation which individual shows her/his identity in a certain situation (role identity), the relationships of individual to others as a member of a group (group identities), or the individual meanings who associates with qualities is used to regard themselves as unique from others (personal identity) (Burke & Stets, 2009;Stets & Serpe, 2013).…”