Turner-Zwinkels Felicity M, Postmes Tom, van Zomeren Martijn
Department of Social Psychology, University of Groningen, Grote Kruisstraat 2/1, 9712 TS, Groningen, The Netherlands.
PLoS One. 2015 Nov 30;10(11):e0137879. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137879. eCollection 2015.
It can be hard for individuals to manage multiple group identities within their self-concept (e.g., being a Christian and a woman). We examine how the inter-identity fit between potentially conflicting identities can become more harmonious through a self-defining group philosophy for life. Specifically, we test the hypothesis that holistic group identities (based in group philosophies for life that prescribe the behavior of their members in any situation, such as religion) become more strongly related to other identities in the self-concept (e.g., gender) when they are strongly self-defining (i.e., devotedly applied to daily life). In three studies we investigated the inter-identity fit between individuals' (highly holistic) religious identity and (less holistic) gender identity. Results provided converging support for our hypothesis across diverging methods (explicit questionnaires, more implicit associations, and a novel network analysis of group traits). We discuss the importance of understanding how some (i.e., holistic and self-defining) group identities may harmonize otherwise less harmonious group identities within one's self-concept.
对于个体而言，在其自我概念中管理多种群体身份可能会很困难（例如，既是基督徒又是女性）。我们研究了潜在冲突身份之间的身份间契合度如何通过一种自我定义的群体生活哲学变得更加和谐。具体而言，我们检验了这样一个假设：整体群体身份（基于规定其成员在任何情况下行为的群体生活哲学，如宗教）在强烈自我定义（即虔诚地应用于日常生活）时，会与自我概念中的其他身份（如性别）更紧密地联系起来。在三项研究中，我们调查了个体（高度整体的）宗教身份与（不太整体的）性别身份之间的身份间契合度。研究结果通过不同方法（明确问卷、更隐性的关联以及群体特征的新型网络分析）为我们的假设提供了一致支持。我们讨论了理解某些（即整体且自我定义的）群体身份如何在一个人的自我概念中协调原本不太和谐的群体身份的重要性。
