Social influence in small groups: An interactive model of social identity formation

By Tom Postmes, Alexander Haslam, Roderick I. Swaab. 2005

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Subfields: Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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When group membership gets personal: a theory of identity fusion. (2012, background): “Moreover, although all theorists acknowledge that allegiance to the collective provides the basis for identification, some have contended that the personal relationships of group members may also promote identification (e.g., Brewer & Gardner, 1996; Postmes et al., 2005; Prentice et al., 1994).”
Interpreting Social Identity in Online Brand Communities: Considering Posters and Lurkers (2017, background): “(2005) describe the deductive route a top-down process of selfcategorization, formed based on a response to the perceptions of shared characteristics within the group (Postmes et al., 2005).”
Normative and Informational Influences in Online Political Discussions (2006, result): “The pattern of results does appear broadly consistent with the notion that individuals may have accommodated their behavior to perceived group norms, as proposed by social identity theory (Postmes et al., 2005).”
Us and Me: Team Identification and Individual Differentiation as Complementary Drivers of Team Members' Citizenship and Creative Behaviors (2008, background): “The present results confirm and extend the recently developed notion that the expression of individuality and the formation of a social identity can be reconcilable in interactive groups that appreciate the value of individual qualities and diversity (e.g., Hornsey & Jetten, 2004; Jetten et al., 200”
Surface-Level Diversity and Decision-Making in Groups: When Does Deep-Level Similarity Help? (2006, background): “Also see the work on the mechanical and organic solidarity discussed by Postmes et al. (2005) supporting the notion that multiple sources of identity simultaneously exist in groups.”
Advancing the social identity theory of leadership: A meta-analytic review of leader group prototypicality (2020, background): “The conceptualization of group prototypicality captures this in so far as the group prototype reflects not only what group members have in common but also what distinguishes their 40 Organizational Psychology Review 11(1) group from other groups (Postmes et al., 2005; Turner et al., 1987).”