Allo-inclusive identity: Incorporating the social and natural worlds into one's sense of self.

By Mark R. Leary, Jessica M. Tipsord, Eleanor B. Tate. 2008

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Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Social Psychology

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Happiness and Feeling Connected (2014, methodology): “Moreover, other subjective connections (e.g., with friends, intimate partners, and even strangers) typically predict well-being and other positive outcomes (Aron, Aron, & Smollan, 1992; Leary et al., 2008; Malone, Pillow, & Osman, 2011; Waugh & Fredrickson, 2006).”
From Awe to Ecological Behavior: The Mediating Role of Connectedness to Nature (2018, background): “A high level of CN relates to the expanding self-concept by including nature as part of the self [28,30].”
The Relationship Between Nature Connectedness and Eudaimonic Well-Being: A Meta-analysis (2019, background): “Other measures include the Allo-Inclusive identity scale (AII) (Leary et al.”
Self-Centeredness and Selflessness: A Theory of Self-Based Psychological Functioning and Its Consequences for Happiness (2011, background): “In other words, one can perceive oneself as being connected with other human beings (intraspecies interdependence), but using a broader perspective, one can also perceive oneself as being connected to all of the different elements with which we interact (e.g., human beings, animals, plants, etc.; Le”
Meaning in Nature: Meaning in Life as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Nature Connectedness and Well-Being (2013, background): “Peterson (2006) theorized a close relationship between spirituality and nature connectedness, a relationship that has now been empirically supported (Leary et al. 2008; Saraglou et al. 2008).”
Engaging with Natural Beauty May Be Related to Well-Being Because It Connects People to Nature: Evidence from Three Cultures (2017, unknown): “The Natural World subscale from the Allo-Inclusive Identity Scale (Leary, Tipsord, & Tate, 2008) was also included to assess the degree to which people incorporated nature into their sense of self for the Canadian sample in Study 1.”
Eco-Existential Positive Psychology: Experiences in Nature, Existential Anxieties, and Well-Being (2014, unknown): “Recognizing this innate and diverse tendency for identification with the natural world, Leary, Tipsord, and Tate (2008) proposed that an important category of self-construal is that of selfidentification with both the social (i.e., human) and natural (i.e., nonhuman) worlds.”
Cross-Cultural Validation of A Revised Environmental Identity Scale (2021, background): “Inclusion of nature in self [19], similar to an Allo-inclusive identity [20] focuses on the cognitive component of closeness to nature, whereas Sense of Oneness [21] is a global belief in the interconnectedness of people with the natural and social world.”
The relationship between nature connectedness and happiness: a meta-analysis (2014, background): “As nature connectedness predicts sustainable attitudes and behaviors (Mayer and Frantz, 2004; Leary et al., 2008; Nisbet et al., 2009; Tam, 2013a), this suggests that the relationship between nature connectedness and eudaimonic well-being may be even stronger.”
Flourishing in nature: A review of the benefits of connecting with nature and its application as a wellbeing intervention (2015, unknown): “, 2009), social wellbeing (Howell, Dopko, Passmore, & Buro, 2011; Howell, Passmore, & Buro, 2013), kindness (Leary et al., 2008), empathic concern (Zhang, Piff, Iyer, Koleva, & Keltner, 2014), altruistic concern (Schultz, 2001), and perspective taking (Schultz, 2001).”
Building a model of commitment to the natural environment to predict ecological behavior and willingness to sacrifice (2011, background): “Relatedly, Leary et al. (2008) introduced the concept of allo-inclusive identity, which they defined as self-construals that go beyond intra- and interpersonal.”
Nature connectedness: Associations with well-being and mindfulness (2011, background): “…Nisbet, Zelenski, and Murphy (2009) showed that openness to experience is associated with nature connectedness; Mayer et al. (2009) showed that attentional capacity is related to nature connectedness; and Leary et al. (2008) showed that internal state awareness is related to nature connectedness.”