Social group memberships protect against future depression, alleviate depression symptoms and prevent depression relapse

Cruwys, Tegan; Dingle, Genevieve A.; Haslam, Catherine; Haslam, S. Alexander; Jetten, Jolanda; Morton, Thomas A.

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.09.013

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“…This suggests that the link between depression and intensity of social contact with in-group members observed in other studies [20] might have actually resulted from group identification stimulating and encouraging greater contact. This seems to confirm Cruwys et al's [10] proposal that group identification is the ''active ingredient'' that allows group life both to protect against depression and to favour faster and more permanent recovery from it.…”

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“…First, studies have generally focussed on identification with only one group. When multiple groups have been taken into account, researchers have operationalised group identification in terms of whether one declares oneself to be a member of a given group [9,10]. While this can be used as a proxy measure, it constitutes a relatively crude indicator of group identification [10].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…When multiple groups have been taken into account, researchers have operationalised group identification in terms of whether one declares oneself to be a member of a given group [9,10]. While this can be used as a proxy measure, it constitutes a relatively crude indicator of group identification [10]. Second, all studies have assessed depression through self-report measures, ignoring assessments and diagnoses made by psychiatrists and clinicians.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Third, most studies have failed to control for important predictors of depression, such as socioeconomic status and relationship status. Finally, with the only exception being a study conducted by Cruwys and colleagues [10], studies have involved relatively small convenience samples.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Greater number of group identifications is associated with lower odds of being depressed: evidence from a Scottish community sample

Sani

Madhok²,

Norbury

et al. 2015

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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Purpose Group identification has been shown to be associated with reduced risk of depression, but this research has important limitations. Our aim was to establish a robust link between group identification and depression whilst overcoming previous studies' shortcomings. Methods 1824 participants, recruited from General Practice throughout Scotland, completed a questionnaire measuring their identification with three groups (family, community, and a group of their choice), as well as their intensity of contact with each group. They also completed a self-rated depression measure and provided demographic information. Their medical records were also accessed to determine if they had been prescribed antidepressants in the previous 6 months. Results The number of group identifications was associated with both lower self-rated depression and lower odds of having received a prescription for antidepressants, even after controlling for the number of contact-intensive groups, level of education, gender, age, and relationship status. Conclusions Identifying with multiple groups may help to protect individuals against depression. This highlights the potential importance of social prescriptions, where health professionals encourage a depressed patient to become a member of one or more groups with which the patient believes he/she would be likely to identify.

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confidence: 78%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Greater number of group identifications is associated with lower odds of being depressed: evidence from a Scottish community sample

Sani

Madhok²,

Norbury

et al. 2015

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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“…A sense of this dynamic process, the willingness to engage with different social identities and reframe these within the organisational context of a GP surgery, is conveyed by this pharmacist prescriber: Respect and recognition for each other's social identities and supporting each other through teamwork appeared to be the route towards forming a shared practice identity oriented towards multi-disciplinary patient care. While this study did not explore the relationship between patient outcomes and organisation of care within the different practice settings, other intervention research using a social identity approach has demonstrated a link between group membership and well-being (Haslam et al, 2008(Haslam et al, , 2010Cruwys et al, 2013). This suggests that SIA could be a powerful tool for understanding the link between practice identity, organisation of care and patient outcomes.…”

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GPs, nurses and pharmacists as prescribers in primary care: an exploration using the social identity approach / Hausärzte/-innen, Diplomierte Pflegefachpersonen und Apotheker/-innen als Arzneimittelverschreiber/-innen: eine Exploration mit dem Ansatz der Sozialen Identität

Weiss

Platt

Riley

et al. 2016

International Journal of Health Professions

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The social identity approach was used to explore the inter-professional relations between nurse prescribers, pharmacist prescribers and general practitioners (GPs) in primary care in the United Kingdom. We investigated their social identities as prescribers, the influence of social structure in practice settings and the implications for further development of nurse and pharmacist prescribing. Interviews were conducted with 21 GPs, nurse prescribers and pharmacist prescribers in primary care from the south of England. Five themes emerged, including the ambiguous social identity of some nurse and pharmacist prescribers (‘a no man’s land’), constraining social structures (‘the doctor is king’), the content of GPs’ social identity (‘subtle prescribing’), the content of nurse and pharmacists’ social identity (‘more than just competent’) and context (‘engaging with each other’s identities’). At some GP practices, there was a willingness to engage with the different social identities and reframe them within the organisational context of a GP surgery. At these sites, where social identities were respected and supported, the social identity approach offered insight into how the resulting teamwork could lead to a shared practice identity focused on multi-disciplinary working. This research provides evidence of how professional and organisational identities can be enhanced and supported. Further, there is the potential for an intervention using the social identity approach to improve patient care.

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Group Processes ‐ Dynamics Within and Between Groups, Third Edition

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Social group memberships protect against future depression, alleviate depression symptoms and prevent depression relapse

Cited by 429 publications

References 64 publications

Greater number of group identifications is associated with lower odds of being depressed: evidence from a Scottish community sample

Greater number of group identifications is associated with lower odds of being depressed: evidence from a Scottish community sample

GPs, nurses and pharmacists as prescribers in primary care: an exploration using the social identity approach / Hausärzte/-innen, Diplomierte Pflegefachpersonen und Apotheker/-innen als Arzneimittelverschreiber/-innen: eine Exploration mit dem Ansatz der Sozialen Identität

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