Informal Socialization Research Articles

Associations between community social capital and posttraumatic growth among older survivors 11 years after a natural disaster.

We prospectively examined whether community-level social capital plays a significant role in developing Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) among older survivors of the 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. The baseline survey was conducted 7 months before the disaster among residents of a city located 80km west of the earthquake epicenter. The survey inquired about participants' health status and social capital (informal socializing and social participation, and social cohesion). Approximately 2.5 years after the disaster, we surveyed older survivors to assess their disaster experiences. A follow-up survey in 2022 inquired about PTG in the 11 years following experiences of the disaster (n = 1,819). Multilevel linear regression analysis showed that pre-disaster community-level informal socializing and social participation was associated with higher PTG scores (coefficient = 0.25, 95% CI: 0.02, 0.47). In cross-classified multilevel regression, maintenance of higher community-level informal socializing and social participation during the post-disaster period was associated with higher scores of PTG (coefficient = 0.22, 95% CI: 0.07, 0.37). Pre-disaster community-level informal socializing and social participation was associated with higher PTG scores among older survivors. Interventions encouraging social interactions among neighbors may be effective in promoting PTG of survivors after natural disasters.

Age-based stereotype threat in the workplace: A daily diary study of antecedents and mechanisms.

Both older and younger employees are stereotyped at work, making them susceptible to age-based stereotype threat or the concern about being negatively stereotyped based on their age. To date, there is limited understanding of the workplace events that spark age-based stereotype threat and the mechanisms through which they do so. The current daily diary study aimed to assess the frequency with which older and younger employees experience various events that have been identified as potential antecedents of age-based stereotype threat (e.g., being overlooked for training or development opportunities, feeling excluded from informal socializing) as well as their association with experiences of stereotype threat. As predicted, we found that employees who reported more frequent experiences of these events subsequently reported greater feelings of stereotype threat. This association was partially mediated by the capacity of these events to increase the salience of a participant's age. There was also evidence of reciprocal association, whereby employees who felt more stereotype threat were also more likely to subsequently report experiencing these events. Employee age did not moderate the relationship between daily feelings of stereotype threat and daily outcomes, suggesting that everyday feelings of stereotype threat may be equally problematic for both older and younger employees. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Transformations in participation, creative and political practices in the punk scene in Bogotá during the COVID-19 pandemic

This article studies the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic through its different phases by looking at the case of Bogotá’s punk scene and analysing the activities of different collectives involved in the organization of music shows and other types of gatherings. We contribute to understanding those effects by answering the question of how the pandemic has transformed the creative, collaborative and political practices of its participants. We consider four periods of analysis: pre-pandemic, lockdown, new normal and post-peak reactivation. We use a mixed methodology comprising interviews with members of the collectives and the analysis of secondary data obtained from the social media posts made by these collectives. We use the latter to compare audience participation and reactions before, during and after the COVID-19 lockdown period with data from 2019, 2020 and 2021. A network analysis confirms the existence of a network of collectives identifiable as a central node of the punk scene. We find that remote activities were never considered more than a temporary and imperfect alternative from creative, political and economic perspectives. Economic impacts were severe and led to the closure of several collectives. Though a political discourse was not articulated as such by the scene, political thought and action aligned with social protests in Colombia and unified in opposition to market-oriented government policies in the cultural field. A slow return to in-person activities took place in the scene, leaving remote events behind, re-establishing live music at the centre of the scene and allowing for informal socialization among creators, producers and audiences. By looking at the three effects globally, we conclude that the punk scene did not recover completely and did not reach the level of organization it had before the pandemic.

Analysis of the Quality of Subdistrict Integrated Administration Services (PATEN)

The study analyzed the quality of Subdistrict Integrated Administration Service Delivery (PATEN) at the Samarinda Ilir District Office in Samarinda City, focusing on its supporting and inhibiting factors. The research used a qualitative approach, including purposive and accidental sampling techniques, in-depth interviews, participatory observations, and documentation studies. The results showed good patent implementation quality, as measured by the five dimensions of public service quality analysis: reliability, responsiveness, certainty, empathy, and tangibility. Supporting factors included adequate office service facilities, air conditioning, television, and comfortable seating. However, the inhibiting factor was the lack of informal socialization among the community. The study also highlighted the management of licensing services in the sub-district, following laws and regulations.

Role of Individual Social Capital in the Association of Physical Frailty With Functional Ability Among Older Adults

ObjectivesRich social capital is regarded as an individual's social asset, which may contribute to the maintenance of functional ability, even in a state of frailty. This study examined the moderating role of individual social capital in the association between physical frailty and functional ability among older adults. DesignA cross-sectional study. Setting and ParticipantsIn total, 522 community-dwelling older adults aged ≥60 years were recruited from among visitors to public facilities, including community cultural centers and gymnasiums in Aichi, Japan. MethodsFunctional ability was assessed using the 5-item subscale of the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology Index of Competence that assesses instrumental self-maintenance, including transportation, finance management, and shopping. Physical frailty was defined by the Fried Frailty Phenotype Questionnaire, including 5 items of fatigue, resistance, ambulation, inactivity, and weight loss, and the participants were classified into 3 groups: non-frailty, pre-frailty, and frailty. Individual social capital was assessed for 2 dimensions: the cognitive dimension (perceptions of community social cohesion) and the structural dimension (informal socializing and social participation). ResultsThe participants’ mean age (SD) was 74.1 (6.5) years and 78.0% were women. Among the participants, non-frailty was 46.6%, pre-frailty was 47.0%, and frailty was 6.5%. Multivariable linear regression analysis revealed that physical frailty was associated with lower levels of functional ability compared with non-frailty [pre-frailty: β (95% CI) = −0.07 (−0.22 to 0.08), P = .374; frailty: β = −0.67 (−0.99 to −0.35), P < .001]. However, individual structural social capital showed a negative interaction with physical frailty against low functional ability, indicating a moderating association (P = .027). Conclusions and ImplicationsHigh levels of individual structural social capital mitigated the adverse association between physical frailty and functional ability. Fostering rich social capital may preserve the functional ability of frail older adults, helping their independent lives in the community.

FEATURES OF SELF-DETERMINATION OF FORCED UKRAINIAN MIGRANTS IN THE NEW SOCIAL CONTEXT

Relevance. In the scientific project, carried out with the financial support of the Latvian government in August-September 2022 explicit and implicit competencies of forced migrants were investigated, and their markers were described. Methodology. The research is based on the concept of self-determination, which is one of the methodological principles of informal socialization. The project aims to study the role of implicit competence in the self-determination of the life path of internally displaced persons. The research was based on qualitative methods. In particular, the principles and procedures of the so-called "grounded theory" were used. Data collected during free interviews with eight forced migrant women from Ukraine, who ended up in Latvia as a result of Russian aggression, were analyzed. Results. It was found that forced migrants in their choice of the place of forced displacement are guided by both clearly expressed competence, in the formation of which social ties play a significant role and their own experience of experiencing the difficulties associated with forced relocation. The study showed that the indicators of implicit competence in the informants' narratives were significantly greater than indicators of explicit competence, and they were more diverse. In addition, the growing role of national identity in the informal socialization of forced migrants was revealed.

The Multilevel Factor Structure of Social Cohesion, Mutual Efficacy, and Informal Social Control: A Case for Practice-Informed Research.

Collective efficacy is the process by which social cohesion is activated as informal social control. Mutual efficacy, the perceived capability of the community, mediates the relationship between the two constructs. Interventions based on collective efficacy have a positive impact on individuals but are limited in their ability to affect the broader community. A possible explanation for this finding is that community-level theories operate differently at the individual and neighborhood levels. The present study contributes to the literature by testing the multilevel factor structure of social cohesion, mutual efficacy, and informal social control. Findings suggest that multiple-factor structures demonstrate adequate model fit. However, the three-factor model is most consistent with social work theory and practice. Social workers can foster constructive dialogue to build social cohesion, authentically engage residents to build mutual efficacy, and train residents in skills necessary to institute informal social control.

Parents’ Cultural Resources, Gender and Young People’s Reading Habits – Findings from a Secondary Analysis with Time-Survey Data in Two-parent Families

Drawing on the theoretical concept that parents are crucial for children’s informal reading socialisation, the aim of this article is to explain the impact of parents’ cultural resources on school-aged children’s reading habits by controlling for children’ s gender. Parents’ cultural resources, here, comprise ‘parents’ cultural practices’ (defined as parents’ reading habits and parents’ interactions with their children) as well as parents’ education. The article draws on data from the German Time Use Survey including time-use data in two-parent families from 757 school-aged children (between ten and 19 years of age) and their parents. Controlling for children’s gender, the findings indicate that parents’ cultural resources have a stronger impact on daughters’ reading habits. For sons, only ‘fathers’ reading habits’, among other cultural resources, turns out to be significantly associated with sons’ reading habits. In general, parents’ reading habits have a stronger impact on children’s reading compared to family interactions and parent’s education. The validity of the indicator ‘family interaction’ (operationalized by time parents use on joint meals and family conversations) to predict children’s reading habits is limited. Overall, the findings may have implications for reading interventions that in particular address the family as an informal institution for reading socialisation.

SUMMER SCHOOL "NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC PSYCHOLOGICAL SCHOOLS: HISTORY AND PRESENT" AS A TOOL FOR EDUCATIONAL SOCIALIZATION OF SCIENTISTS AND TEACHERS OF PSYCHOLOGY AT UKRAINIAN HIGH SCHOOLS

The purpose of the article: to reveal the socializing and scientific didactic potential of the Summer School (2021) "National scientific psychological schools: history and modernity" as a tool for informal educational socialization of scientists and teachers of psychology of Ukrainian higher education institutions and their students. Sample. 100 participants of teachers, doctoral students and students from various institutions of higher education at scientific institutions of Ukraine, who took part in the jubilee Summer School 2021, mastered its professional development program (180 hours) and received the corresponding certificate. Methods. Presentations and workshops by leading psychology researchers in Ukraine about achievements of representatives of Ukrainian scientific psychological schools of the past and present, scientific reports, discussions and debates, final control of participants' knowledge in the form of an achievement test. The results. The tested program of the summer psychological school (2021) National scientific psychological schools: history and modernity has proven itself as a productive means of informal educational and professional socialization of Ukrainian psychology teachers, doctoral students and students. The developmental effect of participation in such an event was demonstrated by all categories of its participants who, thanks to the introductory lecture of the organizers, independent work, presentations by speakers and fruitful discussions, significantly expanded their ideas about the history, methodology and modern features of domestic scientific and psychological research, technologies of psychological practice and interdisciplinary links of psychology.

Social and Emotional Learning and Ninth-Grade Students' Academic Achievement.

A central component of adolescents' social and emotional learning (SEL) consists of their ability to foster positive relationship skills through connectedness with their school community. This study focuses on the assessment of student's SEL competencies in relation to their socio-demographic characteristics, formal and informal socialization behaviors, and academic outcomes in both public and private schools. The research is based on the secondary analysis of large-scale nationally representative data from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:2009) and focuses on ninth graders experiencing the transition to secondary education. Guided by both SEL and school climate frameworks, we identified survey items that describe students' feelings of acceptance, pride, and support in their grade nine learning environment as indicators of perceptions of school climate and builders of SEL skills and used multivariate statistical analysis to examine how SEL skills and behavioral socialization affect school achievement. Study findings should inform school practitioners in developing academic and socio-cultural programs that incorporate SEL skills development.

Blockchain Scenes: A Research Agenda

Over the last fifteen years, the development of blockchain technologies has attracted a large volume of professional expertise, capital investment and media attention. This burgeoning sector of technology practices has coalesced around a few major initiatives (Bitcoin, Ethereum), but it is still moving at a fast pace and its configuration is evolving. If this sector is marked by a variety of technological protocols, financial arrangements and organizational forms, it is also, we would argue, a site of social effervescence. Parties, meet-ups, and the sorts of informal socializing which gather around events and networks of all kinds function to endow the blockchain sector with the characteristics of what, in cultural analysis, are often called “scenes”. The aim of this special issue is to examine the interest of the notion of scene for the analysis of blockchain practices. We argue that the notion of scene may be mobilized as a useful analytical framework not only for the study of blockchain practices, but for that of technology practices more generally. In this introductory article, we ask the following questions: how can the notion of scene contribute to the understanding of blockchain practices? And what sort of research agenda does the notion point to? In the following sections we first identify some “scenic” components in blockchain phenomena. Then we review how media discourses and academic scholarship have framed these phenomena to show that the scene perspective is undertheorized in the context of technology-related social groupings. Finally, we propose a framework to analyse the main dimensions of blockchain scenes, before presenting the contributions to the special issue. With this special issue, we aim to establish a research agenda around technology scenes at the junction of STS and cultural analysis.

“It’s Just How Things Are Done”: Social Ecologies of Sexual Violence in Humanitarian Aid

Abstract Increasing research on the humanitarian sector examines how its organizational cultures affect both aid outcomes and humanitarian workers’ private lives. The #MeToo movement and several public scandals have brought to light patterns of sexual violence in crisis zones perpetrated by humanitarian aid workers; surveys suggest rates of sexual assault within the humanitarian community comparable to, if not higher than, those on US college campuses. How do the conditions that produce sexual violence persist in a sector governed by strong, mission-centric principles, professional codes of conduct, and oversight? This article uses participant observation in Iraq and Uganda, in-depth interviews, and textural analysis to examine the social origins of sexual violence in humanitarian communities. It builds on studies of aid organizations to argue that the humanitarian sector operates similarly to a “total institution” (Goffman 1961). Then, it draws upon recent work on sexual violence to demonstrate how within-sector social ecologies and informal socialization practices create the conditions of possibility for sexual violence. It identifies two key factors that constitute the emergency aid world—sexual scripts and projects, and sector-specific sexual geographies—and argues that they produce conditions that facilitate sexual violence while labeling them “just how things are done.”

Municipal solid waste management with recyclable potential in developing countries: Current scenario and future perspectives.

Municipal solid waste (MSW) is a complex challenge to be solved worldwide, intensified in developing countries since in addition to economic and environmental aspects there is also the social aspect represented by the collector individual. From an integrative bibliographic review this study longitudinally analyses the socio-productive inclusion of collectors in the municipal solid waste management (MSWM) at an international level. Aiming: (a) to identify relevant articles describing/studies on MSWM with social inclusion of scavengers around the world; (b) to analyse these articles in order to present its main characteristics; (c) to describe municipal solid waste management with recyclable potential (MSWRP) with socio-productive inclusion of collectors; (d) the study provides a more detailed summary of MSWRP management in some developing countries: Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria and Pakistan; and (e) to provide a framework indicating the future practices and perspectives of MSWRP. As result, this study presents the paradigms and future questions for an effective improvement of WSWM, such as: Professional Training of Scavengers, Cultural Issues, Empowerment of Scavenger, Recycling Cooperatives and Cooperativism, Policy Issues and Recycling Chain, Management Systems and Process Improvement, Quality of Services Provided, Circular Economy and Informal Sector, Health Quality and Safety at Work, Barriers and Solutions for the Inclusion of the Informal Sector, Environmental, Economic and Social Benefits.

Informal socialization in virtual work environments: Creating a digital culture of connectivity

AbstractVirtual work environments are increasing and are part of the future of many organizations. While there are extensive advantages to virtual organizations, barriers to effective communication and collaboration build organizational reluctance to commit to this type of environment. The problem is little knowledge exists around how employees socialize informally in these organizations, including how they learn company culture, engage, and share knowledge using digital communication technology. This study presents an exploration of the experiences of participants working virtually in the insurance industry. The aim was to understand what it takes to increase informal socialization in virtual work settings. Data collection included interviews and diary entries from insurance employees. Five themes emerged: Employee's emotions vary based on their levels of connectivity, Staying connected enables employees to maintain bonds and unity, Multi‐communicating is an effective technique to get work done, Digital communication technology makes connecting easy, and Creating an office‐like atmosphere is possible by establishing a culture of connectivity. Creating a digital culture conducive to informal socialization between employees promotes positivity, bonds and unity, ease of connectivity and productivity, promotes culture, and can produce an office‐like atmosphere. Recommendations produced from these themes may be used to guide leaders in the engagement of virtual workers and in tackling the challenges of managing effective virtual environments.

Youth work e trasformazione digitale: policy di intervento durante la pandemia

Youth work is a term related to socio-educational activities, with a multipurpose and differentiated character involving young people, situated at the border between the formal education system and the practices of informal socialization. Over the last years, the development of the social media and the digital making became an integral part of the elements and provisions on youth work throughout Europe, receiving momentum and support through the interventions promoted by European institutions. The efforts made by the European Commission and the Council of Europe to guarantee the quality in digital youth work is the result of a process that, through recommendations and guidelines, tried to support the youth workers, from one side, in understanding and promoting the digital competencies and, on the other hand, to offer a frame of reference in line with the current digital transformations to young people approaching European youth work.Starting from this reference framework, the contribution is articulated following a double temporal level, firstly trying to review the initiatives promoting digital youth work before the pandemic and, secondly, illustrating the current proposals pushing more and more towards an “accelerated and improvised digitization”, with which youth work must necessarily deal.

Effects of Health Service Utilization and Informal Social Support on Depression, Anxiety, and Stress among the Internal Migrant Elderly following Children in Weifang, China.

This study explored the relationship between health service utilization, informal social support and depression, anxiety and stress among the internal migrant elderly following children (IMEFC) in Weifang, China. A total of 613 IMEFC were selected using multistage cluster random sampling. The Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale 21 (DASS-21) was used to assess the depression, anxiety and stress of the IMEFC. Descriptive analysis and univariate and binary logistic regression analyses were used to clarify the correlation between health service utilization and social support and depression, anxiety and stress of the IMEFC. The prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress of the IMEFC was 6.9%, 7.7% and 3.4%, respectively. Logistic regression analysis showed that the IMEFC who having financial stress on medical costs were more likely to feel depressed than those haven't financial stress on medical costs (OR = 6.557), while those unemployed and having no income were less likely to feel depressed than those employed (OR = 0.262), having children support were less likely to feel depressed than those haven't children support (OR = 0.257) and having comfort support were less likely to feel depressed than haven't comfort support (OR = 0.018). Trans-city migration were more likely to feel anxious than trans-county migration (OR = 3.198), having outpatient service were more likely to feel anxious than haven't experienced inpatient service (OR = 3.818), having financial stress on medical costs were more likely to feel anxious than haven't financial stress on medical costs (OR = 3.726), while having children support were less likely to feel anxious than haven't children support (OR = 0.198). Those who migrate to cure disease or rehabilitation were more likely to feel stressed than those migrated to taking care of grandchildren (OR = 12.702) and having financial stress on medical costs were more likely to feel stressed than haven't financial stress on medical costs (OR = 32.155), while having children support were less likely to feel stressed than haven't children support (OR = 0.055) and having economic support in troubles were less likely to feel stressed than haven't economic support in troubles (OR = 0.012). More effective measures should be taken to improve the accessibility and efficiency of cross-regional health insurance reimbursement, and family members should spend more time with the IMEFC to lower their psychological tension in a new environment.

Civil–Military Relations in the Season of Military Populism: Czechia

The influx of populism in Europe revived the values of illiberal, authoritarian government. This affects the democratic character of Civil–Military Relations (CMR) in the post-communist countries in particular. We analyzed the development of CMR in Czechia (1992–2022) under the influence of populism (2010–2022). Applying the CMR concept of the shared-democratic-values-perspective, our study provides empirical evidence that persistent shortcomings in formal institutional and informal socialization of Czech officers by values of democracy open a dangerous back door for spreading the values of military populism in the Czech Armed Forces. We argue that such development in the last 10 years has resulted into a formation of illiberal alliances between populist leaders and the military elite and poses a risk of the army being misused to politically support the authoritarian populist government.

EDITORIAL

Editorial Estelle R. Jorgensen In June 2019, panelists Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, Joseph Abramo, Randall Allsup, and Cathy Benedict drew attention to “Music Education in Times of Darkness” in their presentation to the International Symposium XII for the Philosophy of Music Education held at Western University, London, Canada. They could not have known the full extent of the disasters that would befall the world in the years following, including a Covid 19 pandemic, the continued spread of authoritarian and anti-democratic regimes, wars, famines, corruption, pervasive misinformation and disinformation, natural calamities, a Russian invasion of Ukraine on the European continent, racial and civic unrest, and an attempted political coup in the United States that heretofore viewed itself as a beacon of equality, democracy, and freedom. Collectively, they examined the importance of resistance against the rising tide of neoliberalism and autocracy and challenged musician educators to find a way through these “dark times” towards more humane approaches to music education. Their intersecting articles now appear in the symposium that leads off this issue. This symposium constitutes a self-contained discussion introduced by the authors. It comprises a quartet of articles dealing with matters of obligation to resist cooption by the political right, the question of whether creativity suffices to ensure criticality, resistance to neoliberal subjectivities among friendship groups in popular music, and subversive versus subsumptive creativity as a form of resistance. Kim Boeskov reflects on the problematic of the ambiguity of musical practice for the social analysis of music educational practice. In thinking of music education’s ambiguous relationship to matters of social justice, Boeskov forwards three principles of musical ambiguity that are of potential value in reflecting on social analyses of music education. These are music’s “bidirectionality,” “multiplicity of social meanings,” and “in-betweenness.” In unpacking these ideas, Boeskov [End Page 109] complicates social interpretations of musical and music educational practices and resists what might otherwise constitute oversimplified social readings of events. Ketil Thorgesen and Thomas von Wachenfeldt reflect on the musical learning and socialization of young Black Metal musicians through German and Nordic interpretations of the notion of Bildung. They show the similarities between the ideals and means of Bildung and the informal learning and socialization of these musicians. Thorgesen and Wachenfeldt suggest that juxtaposing Black Metal music and notions of Bildung provide conceptual tools for critiquing “hegemonic discourses” in music education. Rounding out this issue are two book reviews: Nasim Niknafs’ review of Lauren Richerme’s Complicating, Considering, and Connecting Music Education (Indiana University Press, 2020) and Martin Berger’s review of Juliet Hess’s Music Education for Social Change—Constructing an Activist Music Education (Routledge, 2019). [End Page 110] Estelle R. Jorgensen Yarmouth Port, MA Copyright © 2022 The Trustees of Indiana University

Developing relational embeddedness of logistics service provider to enhance supply chain performance in transitive triads

PurposeThe study seeks to explore the effect of socialization mechanisms on relational embeddedness of logistics service providers (LSP), and relational performance of dyads, and finally their resulting effect on the supply chain performance in transitive triads.Design/methodology/approachTo elaborate on the major constructs of the study, the researchers use the theoretical lens specifically provided by social capital theory (SCT), and relational view (RV). Consequently, the researchers use SCT to examine the role of the socialization process, used by the supplier and customer, to develop relational embeddedness of logistics service providers in triads. Next, the researchers use the RV, complemented by the underpinnings of supply chain practice view (SCPV) to elaborate on the relational performance of dyads and supply chain performance. The study uses partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to estimate the higher component model (HCM) and test the research hypotheses.FindingsThe results obtained from a sample of 350 transitive triads suggest that relational embeddedness of LSPs is only shaped by the mechanisms of formal socialization, developed by the supplier and customer. Interestingly, informal socialization appears to be insignificant for this process. The results indicate that relational embeddedness of logistics service providers has a positive effect on the relational performance of three dyads, which in turn, has a positive effect on the supply chain performance in transitive triads.Research limitations/implicationsOne of the intriguing avenues of future research is to investigate the dynamics of supply chains. It would be also worthwhile to make use of the specificity of transitive triads, formed by the supplier, customer and LSP, to explore whether and under which circumstances (e.g. reciprocity, symmetry) the strong ties encourage the transfer and integration of knowledge among actors, and the weak ties accelerate the search for information. In connection with that, the other interesting research avenue would be to investigate the information benefits derived from the nonredundant triads.Originality/valueAlthough there is a number of recent studies that show empirical evidence for developing relational embeddedness in transitive triads, to date, little research interest has been paid to how relational embeddedness of LSPs is shaped within the supply chain structures, and how it finally affects the supply chain performance.

Identity Construction in Emerging Occupations: How Muslim Chaplains Bricolage Occupational Identity

Focusing on the experiences of Muslim Campus Chaplains, I build a model of how members of emerging occupations construct an occupational identity. In established occupations, individuals form an occupational identity through years of extensive training, standardized education, licensing/credentialing and informal socialization into the occupation. Members of emerging occupations do not have this luxury and are generally thrust into the occupation without holding a strong occupational identity. I show that identity bricolage is a process where members of emerging occupations construct an occupational identity with the identity resources they have readily available. They can do this through identity narrowing or identity expansion. Identity narrowing refers to members of emerging occupations defining their occupational identity exclusively on the basis of an identity that they already hold. This could be a lingering occupational identity, a coveted personal identity or even their desired self. Identity expansion refers to members of an emerging occupation constructing an occupational identity by drawing upon the identities of important stakeholders around them as a result of which they also experience self-expansion. Students are the main stakeholder for Muslim Chaplain and they draw upon the multiple identities of their students to construct a syncretic occupational identity. This also impacts their own identities grow and has implications for the Muslim Chaplains well-being at work. Occupational identity helps guide occupational members behavior in organizations and a strong occupational identity is a predictor for occupational success. Understanding how members of emerging occupations construct their occupational identity is crucial to appreciate how they may become successful in their occupations. Members of emerging occupations are increasingly important to organizations and their success so this could have implications for organizations as well. I conclude this work by discussing implications for theory and practice.