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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Self-uncertainty"”.
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Fearing the Uncertain: A Causal Exploration of Self-Esteem, Self-Uncertainty, and Mortality Salience
… between, on the one hand, mortality salience, self-related uncertainty and self-esteem, and on the other group identification and ingroup defense. The general hypothesis derived from uncertainty-identity theory (Hogg, 2010) is that uncertainty and not fear of death or pursuit of self-esteem …
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When Leaders Use Self-Uncertainty Strategically: Consequences for Intergroup Leadership and Identity Confirmation Dynamics
… needs and garner support. In addition, the self-uncertainty literature has suggested that leaders can strategically elevate and resolve members’ self-uncertainty through their rhetoric. The current research proposed that members who felt uncertain about their subgroup’s identity would have …
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Identity Centrality Influences Group Members’ Self-uncertainty, Self-esteem, and Evaluations of Moral Deviants
… identification. These benefits include reduced self-uncertainty (Hogg, 2007, 2021) and increased self-esteem (Tajfel & Turner, 1986; see also Abrams & Hogg, 1988). Group members define and adhere to group norms (Turner et al., 1987) to gain the psychological benefits derived from group …
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Economic Uncertainty as a Source of Self-Uncertainty and a Threat to Confidence in Elections
… psychology, this research proposes that economic uncertainty should undermine confidence in elections, because it could elicit self-uncertainty. Two studies were designed to test this hypothesis. Study 1 ( N = 87,822) was a secondary data analysis of a large-scale multi-nation dataset. The main …
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Wait, Who Did You Say We Are? The Effects of Self-Uncertainty and Leadership Rhetoric on Group Identification
<p>Uncertainty identity theory (e.g., Hogg, 2021a) posits that when feelings of self-uncertainty arise, we are motivated to reduce those feelings, and one way we can do this is to identify with a distinctive group that has a clearly defined identity. In these circumstances, we look to the group’s …
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Experiencing Uncertainty as a Challenge or a Threat: Impact on Attraction to Entitative Groups
<p>This study examined the impact of self-uncertainty and challenge or threat appraisals on entitative group appeal. Predictions were based on uncertainty-identity theory’s findings regarding uncertainty and entitativity (Hogg, 2021), and on studies of challenge and threat appraisals in intergroup …
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Political Echo Chambers: The Internet Facilitates Identity Confirmation
… attitudes, values, and identity. Building on uncertainty-identity theory and research related to group identity and Internet communication, this study hypothesized that people who are uncertain about their identity are more likely to use the Internet to confirm their beliefs when it comes to …
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Navigating Cultural Complexity: The Influence of Self and Organizational Support on Global Work Environment Outcomes
… have not specifically examined the effects of self-construal, self-uncertainty, and perceived organizational support on an individual’s organizational outcomes. Past studies have found that people are motivated to reduce their uncertainty by validating their identities through group membership. …
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Recognize and Accept Me: Consequences of the Drive for Social Identity Validation
<p>According to uncertainty-identity theory (Hogg, 2021a) one of the benefits of group identification is uncertainty-reduction. To reap this benefit fully, it is posited that people also are motivated to have their identities validated, especially if the identity is one that is important to a …
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Uncertainty, Individual Differences, and Paranormal Beliefs
… current study examined the relationship between uncertainty and supernatural beliefs, as well as the link between individual personality traits and supernatural beliefs. Participants were placed in four different prime conditions: self uncertainty, other uncertainty, self affirmation, or other …
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Pathways to (Prevent) Radicalization: How Uncertainty and Identity Complexity Shape Vulnerability
… to decrease its occurrence. In a world marked by uncertainty where some degree of conflict is unavoidable, the focus should be on preventing violence. Previous research had demonstrated that various group- and individual-level factors can lead people to radicalize; this work extends that research …
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Identity complexity, uncertainty, and belongingness: Understanding the appeal of extremist groups
… Incorporating social identity theory and uncertainty-identity theory, past studies in social psychology have investigated factors influencing individuals' involvement in such groups from different perspectives. However, the effects of uncertainty combined with identity complexity on an …
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Question-Asking Behavior of Faculty During Conceptual Instructional Design: A Step Toward Demystifying the Magic of Design
… seeking behavior, including but not limited to: self-questioning, asking questions of others, ignoring questions, deferring asking questions, or denying there are questions. Questioning is critical to design synthesis, supporting learning, problem identification and solving, creativity, …