Group-level self-definition and self-investment: a hierarchical (multicomponent) model of in-group identification.

By C. Leach, Martijn van Zomeren, Sven Zebel, Michael L. W. Vliek, S. Pennekamp, Bertjan Doosje, Jaap W Ouwerkerk, Russell Spears. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2008

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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When Group Memberships are Negative: The Concept, Measurement, and Behavioral Implications of Psychological Disidentification (2014, background): “Leach et al. (2008) identified two additional components that do not have direct counterparts in the disidentification literature: Three items measured centrality (e.g., “Being a member of this group is an important part of how I see myself”; but the item “I often think about the fact that I am a…”
Social Identity, Self-Esteem, and Mental Health in Autism (2017, positive): “We measured identification with Autism in autistic participants using a multidimensional scale of social identification developed by Leach et al (2008).”
Four Core Social‐Psychological Motivations to Undertake Collective Action (2013, background): “With respect to the latter question, I believe that using multidimensional conceptualizations of group identification will be fruitful in revealing whether particular aspects of group identity are more strongly related to politicization (e.g., Giguère & Lalonde, 2010; Leach et al., 2008).”
Can community energy initiatives motivate sustainable energy behaviours? The role of initiative involvement and personal pro-environmental motivation (2018, background): “This is reflected in initiative identification, that is, a member’s solidarity and satisfaction with the initiative, and the centrality of initiative membership to the self (i.e. self-investment; Leach et al., 2008; Postmes, Haslam, & Jans, 2013).”
Identification with Academics and Motivation to Achieve in School: How the Structure of the Self Influences Academic Outcomes (2011, background): “A good example of the difference between controlling and non-controlling language can be seen in the instructions that were given to first- and secondgrade students in a Koestner et al .( 1984) study.”
Identity fusion: the interplay of personal and social identities in extreme group behavior. (2009, background): “Instead, they focus on qualities such as satisfaction, solidarity, centrality, individual selfstereotyping, and ingroup homogeneity (Leach et al., 2008).”
Shared identity and shared information in social media: development and validation of the identity bubble reinforcement scale (2018, background): “Of these dimensions, the selfinvestment dimension can be seen as closer to the traditional social identity theory approach, whereas self-definition resembles self-categorization (Leach et al., 2008; Postmes, Haslam, & Jans, 2013).”