Time to go! Leaving the group in response to norm-deviations

Ditrich, Lara; Scholl, Annika; Sassenberg, Kai

doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2017.07.005

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“…Ingroup members who threaten the integrity of the group or whose behaviour calls into question the group's character or positivity of the group identity tend to receive punishment and sanctions from other group members (Abrams, Marques, Bown, & Henson, 2000). Often, group members derogate (e.g., Marques, Yzerbyt, & Leyens, 1988) or exclude (e.g., Ditrich, Scholl, & Sassenberg, 2017) ingroup normative deviants; however, sometimes, an ingroup deviant can produce identity subversion (Ditrich & Sassenberg, 2016). Identity subversion occurs when individuals or factions of a group perceive fundamental and irreconcilable changes to central aspects of the group identity (Ditrich et al, 2017;Sani, 2005;Sani & Reicher, 1998) and can create a desire for individuals to exit the group (e.g., Ditrich & Sassenberg, 2016), or for factions to schism in an attempt to preserve the 'true identity' of the group (see Sani, 2005).…”

Section: Leadership and Subversionmentioning

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“…Often, group members derogate (e.g., Marques, Yzerbyt, & Leyens, 1988) or exclude (e.g., Ditrich, Scholl, & Sassenberg, 2017) ingroup normative deviants; however, sometimes, an ingroup deviant can produce identity subversion (Ditrich & Sassenberg, 2016). Identity subversion occurs when individuals or factions of a group perceive fundamental and irreconcilable changes to central aspects of the group identity (Ditrich et al, 2017;Sani, 2005;Sani & Reicher, 1998) and can create a desire for individuals to exit the group (e.g., Ditrich & Sassenberg, 2016), or for factions to schism in an attempt to preserve the 'true identity' of the group (see Sani, 2005). In practice, leaders who seek to contest group norms and, as a result, drastically change the group identity should create identity subversion that could potentially result in member exit (e.g., Ditrich et al, 2017).…”

Section: Leadership and Subversionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Identity subversion occurs when individuals or factions of a group perceive fundamental and irreconcilable changes to central aspects of the group identity (Ditrich et al, 2017;Sani, 2005;Sani & Reicher, 1998) and can create a desire for individuals to exit the group (e.g., Ditrich & Sassenberg, 2016), or for factions to schism in an attempt to preserve the 'true identity' of the group (see Sani, 2005). In practice, leaders who seek to contest group norms and, as a result, drastically change the group identity should create identity subversion that could potentially result in member exit (e.g., Ditrich et al, 2017). Severe cases of widespread exit can result in a schism, which occurs when strongly identified group members perceive leadership as fundamentally attempting to harm or change the group (Sani & Reicher, 1998), or perhaps even discontinue the group's true identity (Sani, 2005;Ullrich, Wieseke, & van Dick, 2005;van Knippenberg et al, 2008).…”

Section: Leadership and Subversionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The transformative and informative nature of elections: Representation, schism, and exit

Gaffney

Sherburne

Hackett

et al. 2018

British J Social Psychol

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In democratic elections, constituents may view unconventional or non-prototypical candidates as attempting to reshape their national identity in the wrong direction. When a non-prototypical candidate actually steps into a leadership role, the group's consensual view of their prototype may shift to position this new leader as prototypical. This process should be bound in member consensus, evidenced by the leader's successful election. The current work examines American Republicans (N = 297) and Democrats (N = 322) before and after the 2016 US election. We focus on Republicans' interpretations of their candidate Donald Trump's prototypicality and ability to bolster or subvert their party identity pre-election. Post-election, we examine changes to these processes, related in part to Republicans' homogenized view of Trump's prototypicality. In comparison, we examine these processes in the Democratic Party. Results suggest that whereas Democrats increased in their desire to leave their party, Republicans decreased in their desire to leave their party, an effect that is related to increasing perceptions of Trump's prototypicality and representation of the Republican Party. These findings have important implications for how the contexts of elections rapidly shape party identity through the election of leaders such as Trump.

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Section: Leadership and Subversionmentioning

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Section: Leadership and Subversionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Leadership and Subversionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The transformative and informative nature of elections: Representation, schism, and exit

Gaffney

Sherburne

Hackett

et al. 2018

British J Social Psychol

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“…Hence, it is likely that workers with fairness perceptions that deviate from the group average possess moral norms that deviate from moral norms shared by the group. As these workers could threaten the cohesiveness and integrity of the group as a whole, regardless of whether the deviation is positive or negative [ 26 , 27 ], they are likely to be excluded and become isolated within the group [ 28 – 32 ]. The exclusion and isolation can be prominent, especially in non-Western countries such as Japan, where collective social norms are prevalent [ 33 ].…”

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Association Between Deviation of Fairness Perceptions from Group Average and Serious Psychological Distress in Japanese Worksites: a Cross-Sectional Study

Yokouchi

Hashimoto

2019

Int.J. Behav. Med.

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Background Workers with deviating fairness perceptions are likely to be excluded and become isolated at worksites, leading to psychological distress. The study aimed to examine the cross-sectional association between deviation of fairness perception from the group average and serious psychological distress in Japanese worksites. Methods Secondary data analysis of an existing Japanese occupational cohort data using a multilevel logistic regression model was conducted for 8701 workers from 12 companies in Japan who participated in the baseline survey (from April 2010 to March 2012). Individual perception of interactional and procedural fairness was measured with the Japanese version of the Organizational Justice Scale. Group averages were calculated within workers’ reference groups, categorized by company affiliation, age group, gender, and occupational class. Psychological distress was measured using the K6 scale, and serious psychological distress was defined as a total K6 score of 13 or more. Results Both low deviation and high deviation of interactional fairness perception were significantly and positively associated with serious psychological distress (odds ratio (OR) = 1.24, 95% confidence intervals (CI); 1.03–1.49 and OR = 1.57, 95% CI; 1.12–2.19), independently of individual-level fairness perception, group-level mean fairness perception, demographic characteristics, and health-related behaviors. Only high deviation of procedural fairness perception was significantly and positively related to serious psychological distress (OR = 1.51, 95% CI; 1.11–2.06). Conclusions The results indicated that divergent perceptions of fairness at worksites may deserve further exploration for equal achievement of workers’ psychological well-being.

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“…Moreover, the studies show that stronger experiences of identity subversion are positively related to schismatic intentions, supposedly because experiencing identity subversion is aversive (e.g., Sani, 2008). These schismatic intentions are usually operationalized by asking participants for their personal intentions to leave their group (e.g., Sani & Pugliese, 2008;Sani & Todman, 2002), and were found in political (Sani & Pugliese, 2008) and religious groups (Sani & Todman, 2002; for further studies showing a correlation between identity subversion and group leaving in experimental small groups and field settings, see Ditrich, Lüders, Jonas, & Sassenberg, 2019;Ditrich & Sassenberg, 2016;Ditrich, Scholl, & Sassenberg, 2017).…”

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Favouring a disunited Kingdom? How negative perceptions of the EU-referendum relate to individual mobility and collective action considerations

Ditrich

Gedeon

Sassenberg

2021

J. Soc. Polit. Psych.

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One consequence of the EU-referendum’s pro-Brexit outcome was a renewed call for Scottish independence. Supporting this call can be construed as a form of collective action Scots may engage in. However, Scots may also consider individual mobility strategies including - in extreme cases - emigration. The current research investigated how identity-dynamics relate to these identity management strategies in post-referendum Scotland. We found a positive association between perceiving the EU-referendum as having violated expectations and considering individual mobility responses, mediated by identity subversion (i.e., the perception that the referendum results fundamentally changed the UK’s identity). Furthermore, we found that perceiving the EU-referendum as having violated expectations was related to higher collective action intentions, mediated by disidentification from UK citizens. Taken together, these findings underscore the pervasive role social identity processes play in shaping political decisions and individual behaviour.

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Time to go! Leaving the group in response to norm-deviations

Cited by 17 publications

References 36 publications

The transformative and informative nature of elections: Representation, schism, and exit

The transformative and informative nature of elections: Representation, schism, and exit

Association Between Deviation of Fairness Perceptions from Group Average and Serious Psychological Distress in Japanese Worksites: a Cross-Sectional Study

Favouring a disunited Kingdom? How negative perceptions of the EU-referendum relate to individual mobility and collective action considerations

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