1) Concept of self normative behaviours
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Individual (self-construal) |
Social group (group-based self-construal and identification) |
Roles and person identities (linked to concept of space/place/family ties/professions) |
Social categories and group membership (in-/out-group classification) |
2) Identity activation and salience
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Role identities based on social interaction and organized hierarchically based on concept of self. Also linked to probability of invoking a specific action (behaviour) based on a role. |
Uniformity of perceptions and actions based on group identity and categorization (in-/out-group). Perceptions based on cognitive, attitudinal and behavioural mechanisms. |
3) Process after identity activation
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Cognitive processes linked to self-verification. |
Cognitive processes linked to (de)personalization and categorization (biases). |
Key motivational processes: self-efficacy and resilience. |
Key motivational processes: self-esteem, optimal distinctiveness, uncertainty reduction. |