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Original Source: Facing social identity change: Interactive effects of current and projected collective identification on expectations regarding future self-esteem and psychological well-being.
We hypothesized that prospective changes in social identity that involve transitioning out of a currently valued group would be associated with negative expectations regarding future states, but that this effect would be mitigated among individuals who expect to belong to a future in-group of similar importance. Consistent with predictions, strongly identified young adults in two studies projected significantly lower self-esteem/psychological well-being in old age than weakly identified young adults. Critic...
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Dissociative Identity Disorder
Social phobia social anxiety disorder
Social anxiety is the third largest psychological problem in the United States today, affecting 15 million Americans a year. It is far from well understood by the medical community. Examples...
Anxiety is caused by stress. It is a natural reaction, and is beneficial in helping us deal with tense situations and pressure. It is deterimental when is becomes an excessive, irrational dread of e...
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Why we like the Old Spice guy: Consumer identity and product preferences
(University of Chicago Press Journals) Consumers may embrace products linked to a social identity such as gender or university affiliation when that identity is threatened by negative information, acc...
(Economic & Social Research Council) Photographs of faces may not be adequate proof of a person's identity and this could have serious implications for the accuracy of passport photographs in determin...
Teenage password security: Risk of identity theft
Many of us are sharing increasing amounts of personal information through online social media sites, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and others. However, according to researchers, many of us are...
When I think about identity. I think about Batwoman. Superheroes always present a great opportunity to talk about identity, what it means, and the measure of who someone truly is, compared to who they...
Brain biology tied to social reorientation during entry to adolescence
A specific region of the brain is in play when children consider their identity and social status as they transition into adolescence—that often-turbulent time of reaching puberty and entering middl...
fMRI study shows unique brain regions are devoted to social self-evaluations during puberty
A specific region of the brain is in play when children consider their identity and social status as they transition into adolescence -- that often-turbulent time of reaching puberty and entering midd...
Ping Identity and Meditology Services to Examine Cloud Identity Management Strategies in Healthcare
Ping Identity®, The Cloud Identity Security Leader™, today announced the details of an upcoming webinar, “Rx for Secure Cloud Access & HIPAA Compliance.” In this...
A new study suggests that consumers take an active role in using celebrities to construct identity and self-image.
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Effects of self-categorization on orientation towards health.
Two studies examined the effects of self-categorization on people's orientation towards health. In Study 1, making salient a social identity which did not advocate a positive orientation towards healt...
Identity economics and the brain: uncovering the mechanisms of social conflict.
Social contexts can have dramatic effects on decisions. When individuals recognize each other as coming from the same social group, they can coordinate their actions towards a common goal. Conversely,...
The present paper investigates how people identify with groups depending on the clarity of a group's identity content. According to self-categorization theory, self-stereotyping (i.e., projection of g...
Role of Religious Attendance and Identity Conflict in Psychological Well-being.
A sample of individuals who identified as gay or lesbian were administered measures of church attendance, their religious organization's view of homosexuality, perceived conflict between religious fai...
PURPOSE: To examine aspects of Latino experience in the US as predicting service utilization for mood, anxiety, and substance disorders. METHODS: Latino participants 18 and older in the NESARC (N = ...
