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Exploring the mechanisms underlying the social identity–ill‐health link: Longitudinal and experimental evidence
Ist Teil von
British journal of social psychology, 2019-10, Vol.58 (4), p.991-1007
Ort / Verlag
England: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Erscheinungsjahr
2019
Quelle
Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
Beschreibungen/Notizen
There is strong and consistent evidence that identification with social groups is an important predictor of (ill‐)health‐related outcomes. However, the mediating mechanisms of the social identification–health link remain unclear. We present results from two studies, which aimed to test how perceived social support and collective self‐efficacy mediate the effect of social identification on emotional exhaustion, chronic stress, and depressive symptoms. Study 1 (N = 180) employed a longitudinal two‐wave design, whereas Study 2 (N = 100) used a field‐experimental design with a manipulation of participants’ social identity. Both studies consistently show that social identification was positively related to perceived social support, which, in turn, was positively associated with collective self‐efficacy. Collective self‐efficacy, finally, was negatively related to ill‐health outcomes.