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Social Identity Processes

Social Identity Processes is a theoretical construct in social psychology that explains how individuals’ self-concepts are shaped by their membership in social groups, distinguishing itself from other cognitive or motivational models by emphasizing intergroup categorization, social comparison, and the pursuit of positive distinctiveness in stereotype formation.

2.4K

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305.6K

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4.3K

Authors

1.3K

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2017–2026

620

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Publications

2.4K

Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity

Postgraduate Medical Journal · 1969 · 14.3K citations · Full text

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Rediscovering the Social Group: A Self‐Categorization Theory

Fraser Reid · British Journal of Social Psychology · 1987 · 8.2K citations

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Social Identity Theory and the Organization

Blake E. Ashforth, Fred A. Mael · Academy of Management Review · 1989 · 7.7K citations

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Rediscovering the Social Group: A Self-Categorization Theory.

David Willer, John Turner, Michael A. Hogg et al. · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1989 · 7.2K citations

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Social Identity Theory and the Organization

Blake E. Ashforth, Fred A. Mael · Academy of Management Review · 1989 · 5.1K citations

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Authors

4.3K

  1. SA
    S. Alexander Haslam

    The University of Queensland, Australia

    56 publications · 12.5K citations

    40

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  2. MA
    Michael A. Hogg

    Claremont Graduate University, United States

    57 publications · 22.7K citations

    39

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  3. JJ
    Jolanda Jetten

    The University of Queensland, Australia

    29 publications · 8.4K citations

    28

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  4. NE
    Naomi Ellemers

    Leiden University, Netherlands

    26 publications · 6.2K citations

    25

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  5. RS
    Russell Spears

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    27 publications · 6.6K citations

    25

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Institutions

1.3K

  1. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    60 h-index

    234 publications

    45.8K citations

  2. University of Exeter

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    40 h-index

    119 publications

    22.1K citations

  3. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    29 h-index

    109 publications

    18.4K citations

  4. University of Sussex

    Brighton, United Kingdom

    28 h-index

    59 publications

    6.6K citations

  5. Leiden University

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    28 h-index

    58 publications

    5.9K citations

  6. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    27 h-index

    53 publications

    7.4K citations

  7. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    25 h-index

    83 publications

    5.3K citations

  8. New York University

    New York, United States

    25 h-index

    58 publications

    4.9K citations

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Venues

  1. European Journal of Social Psychology

    EJSP · 116 publications · 16.5K citations

    60

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  2. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    73 publications · 16.1K citations

    55

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  3. British Journal of Social Psychology

    89 publications · 19.5K citations

    55

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  4. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 71 publications · 17.5K citations

    53

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  5. Social Psychology Quarterly

    SPQ · 36 publications · 13.3K citations

    33

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