Perceived collective continuity: seeing groups as entities that move through time

By F. Sani, M. Bowe, Marina Herrera, Cristian Manna, T. Cossa, Xiulou Miao, Yuefang Zhou. 2007

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Collective future thought: Concept, function, and implications for collective memory studies (2016, unknown): “While there has been very little work done on collective future thought, a useful, if imperfect, starting point for clarifying the function of collective future thought in this context is recent research on the concept of “collective continuity” (e.g. Sani et al., 2007).”
Advancing the social identity theory of leadership: A meta-analytic review of leader group prototypicality (2020, background): “and well-developed prototype to emerge (Reicher & Hopkins, 2001; Sani et al., 2007; Shamir et al., 1993).”
The sociality of personal and collective nostalgia (2019, background): “…assessment of collective angst, is related to higher ingroup continuity (i.e., a sense of connection to ingroup identity through a shared past; Sani et al., 2007), and this relation is mediated by stronger ingroup belongingness (i.e., perceived bonds with one’s country and compatriots;…”
Perceived collective continuity and ingroup identification as defence against death awareness (2009, background): “…diverse populations have demonstrated that the PCC scale has a good internal consistency – alphas are normally in the mid 80s – and a good degree of test-retest reliability (Sani et al, 2007, obtained r=.74 in a sample of Scottish students, with a three week time interval between test and re-rest).”