Social identity complexity and inclusiveness as predictors of intergroup emotions
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2015
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Branković, MarijaPavlović, Maša
Žeželj, Iris
Vladisavljević, Marko
Jovanović, Olja
Petrović, Nebojša
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As we belong to a host of groups, we have a multitude of social identities that are interdependent. Social identity complexity refers to the degree of overlap between cross-cutting group memberships while social identity inclusiveness to the range of people a person identifies with through shared group membership. In this paper, we explored the relationship between the complexity and inclusiveness of social identity, and feelings toward ethnic/religious in-groups, as well as feelings toward out-group members. The research was conducted in two cities in Serbia: Belgrade and Novi Pazar (N = 178; average age 23), allowing for comparisons between young Serbs and Bosniaks, who belonged to the groups with a recent history of conflict. We found that social identity complexity was unrelated, whilst social identity inclusiveness was systematically and positively related to more positive feelings toward religious and ethnic out-groups. This effect was significant across different ethnic groups (...Serbs and Bosniaks) and local contexts (Belgrade and Novi Pazar). Both social identity complexity and inclusiveness were unrelated to emotions toward members of the own group. We related these results with the existing data on the social identity structure and intergroup relations, and discussed the importance of inclusive identities for building tolerant societies.
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social identity inclusiveness / social identity complexity / religion / intergroup emotions / ethnicitySource:
Primenjena psihologija, 2015, 8, 4, 363-378Publisher:
- Univerzitet u Novom Sadu - Filozofski fakultet - Odsek za psihologiju, Novi Sad
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Psihologija / PsychologyTY - JOUR AU - Branković, Marija AU - Pavlović, Maša AU - Žeželj, Iris AU - Vladisavljević, Marko AU - Jovanović, Olja AU - Petrović, Nebojša PY - 2015 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2021 AB - As we belong to a host of groups, we have a multitude of social identities that are interdependent. Social identity complexity refers to the degree of overlap between cross-cutting group memberships while social identity inclusiveness to the range of people a person identifies with through shared group membership. In this paper, we explored the relationship between the complexity and inclusiveness of social identity, and feelings toward ethnic/religious in-groups, as well as feelings toward out-group members. The research was conducted in two cities in Serbia: Belgrade and Novi Pazar (N = 178; average age 23), allowing for comparisons between young Serbs and Bosniaks, who belonged to the groups with a recent history of conflict. We found that social identity complexity was unrelated, whilst social identity inclusiveness was systematically and positively related to more positive feelings toward religious and ethnic out-groups. This effect was significant across different ethnic groups (Serbs and Bosniaks) and local contexts (Belgrade and Novi Pazar). Both social identity complexity and inclusiveness were unrelated to emotions toward members of the own group. We related these results with the existing data on the social identity structure and intergroup relations, and discussed the importance of inclusive identities for building tolerant societies. PB - Univerzitet u Novom Sadu - Filozofski fakultet - Odsek za psihologiju, Novi Sad T2 - Primenjena psihologija T1 - Social identity complexity and inclusiveness as predictors of intergroup emotions EP - 378 IS - 4 SP - 363 VL - 8 DO - 10.19090/pp.2015.4.363-378 ER -
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Branković, M., Pavlović, M., Žeželj, I., Vladisavljević, M., Jovanović, O.,& Petrović, N.. (2015). Social identity complexity and inclusiveness as predictors of intergroup emotions. in Primenjena psihologija Univerzitet u Novom Sadu - Filozofski fakultet - Odsek za psihologiju, Novi Sad., 8(4), 363-378. https://doi.org/10.19090/pp.2015.4.363-378
Branković M, Pavlović M, Žeželj I, Vladisavljević M, Jovanović O, Petrović N. Social identity complexity and inclusiveness as predictors of intergroup emotions. in Primenjena psihologija. 2015;8(4):363-378. doi:10.19090/pp.2015.4.363-378 .
Branković, Marija, Pavlović, Maša, Žeželj, Iris, Vladisavljević, Marko, Jovanović, Olja, Petrović, Nebojša, "Social identity complexity and inclusiveness as predictors of intergroup emotions" in Primenjena psihologija, 8, no. 4 (2015):363-378, https://doi.org/10.19090/pp.2015.4.363-378 . .