Identity Perspective Research Articles

Theorising social and emotional wellbeing in schools: a framework for analysing educational policy

ABSTRACT Young people are increasingly lamented as unable to cope with ‘everyday realities of life’ with educational institutions and parenting styles accelerating what some refer to as the ‘snowflake generation’. This paper addresses confusion that exists in the framing of social and emotional wellbeing, delineating three competing perspectives: (1) ‘skills and competencies’, (2) ‘morals and ethics’ and (3) ‘capital and identity’. Embedded within each perspective are distinct notions of the ‘self’ and processes of socialisation and identity formation. The competency-based perspective shifts attention towards the individual and is reliant upon universal skills. This contrasts with a morals and ethics-based perspective on social and emotional wellbeing which is seen to be contingent upon the values that guide our moral and ethical frameworks, and informs how we relate with others. A capital and identity perspective does not speak of ‘wellbeing’ per se, but rather places emphasis on the different sets of resources available to children. These perspectives offer fundamentally distinct framings of the ‘crisis of youth’ and we draw out the implications for current and future policy development they imply.

Tweeting about sexism motivates further activism: A social identity perspective.

Women, more so than men, are using social media activism to respond to sexism. However, when they do, they are also faced with gendered criticisms 'hashtag feminism' that may instead serve to silence them. Based on social identity theory, this research examined how women's social media activism, in response to sexism, may be a first step towards further activism. Two studies used a simulated Twitter paradigm to expose women to sexism and randomly assign them to either tweet in response, or to a no-tweet control condition. Both studies found support for a serial mediation model such that tweeting out after sexism strengthened social identity, which in turn increased collective action intentions, and in turn, behavioural collective actions. Study 2 further showed that validation from others increases the indirect effect of tweeting on behavioural collective action through collective action intentions, but group efficacy did not moderate any indirect effects. It was concluded that social media activism in response to sexism promotes an enactment of women's social identity, thereby mobilizing them to further action.

“Return of the repressed”: Exposure to police violence increases protest and self-sacrifice intentions for theYellow Vests

Worldwide, it is not uncommon to observe violent police reactions against social movements. These are often rationalized by decision makers as efficient ways to contain violence from protesters. In France for instance, the ongoing Yellow Vests protests have generated an unprecedented number of casualties, injuries, and convictions among protesters. But was this response efficient in diminishing violence stemming from the Yellow Vests? To this day, little is known about the psychological consequences of police violence in the context of protests. Combining insights from Significance Quest Theory and the Social Identity perspective on collective action, we predicted that exposure to police violence could “backfire” and lead to increased radicalization of protesters. A cross-sectional investigation of 523 Yellow Vests yielded evidence for this hypothesis. We found positive direct effects of exposure to police violence on intentions to attend future demonstrations and to self-sacrifice for the Yellow Vests. Moreover, these effects were serially mediated by perceived Loss of Significance and Identification with the Yellow Vests. Paradoxically, these results highlight for the first time the mechanism through which political repression may contribute to the formation of radical politicized identities. Thus, we recommend that decision makers privilege the use of de-escalation techniques in protest policing whenever possible.

Are firms with foreign CEOs better citizens? A study of the impact of CEO foreignness on corporate social performance

This study examines whether firms’ corporate social performance (CSP) varies when local firms have foreign CEOs. Building on the social identity perspective, we argue that because foreign CEOs are perceived as outgroup (or nonprototypical) leaders by the local firms’ stakeholders, local firms with foreign CEOs need to achieve a higher level of CSP than do local firms with local CEOs to enhance their legitimacy and trustworthiness. Furthermore, we propose that the predicted difference in CSP between foreign and local CEO-led firms will be larger (a) for more authentic and thus trust-enhancing CSR activities and (b) in those socio-economic environments where the salience of CEO foreignness and thus the need to build trustworthiness with locals is more pronounced. In a sample of 1001 local firms across 18 developed countries during the period between 2003 and 2015, our empirical results support most of our predictions.

“EU TE QUERO SÓ PRA MIM” – O PROCESSO DE SENSEBREAKING E A RUPTURA REFLEXIVA DA IDENTIDADE COMO UM MOMENTUM PARA O SEQUESTRO DA SUBJETIVIDADE

In this theoretical essay we aim to detail how organizations act to create an existential void in the neophyte, so that they can supplant a new identity perspective. Backed by the literature of sensebreaking and identity building in nontraditional organizations, we present the argument that sensebreaking generates the reflexive rupture of identity, which is characterized as a momentum for the sequestering of subjectivity. For this, we identify three routines used to generate the rupture of meaning, which are: (i) the current identity breakdown; (ii) socialization aimed at imbuing new meaning; and (iii) deprivation of the individual in the control of his/her acts, desires and dreams. In terms of theoretical contribution, we highlight the 'rescue' of the concept of subjectivity sequestration, as a way of organizing our theoretical essay to analyze the reflexive rupture of the individual's identity in his/her socialization process.

A social identity perspective on the effect of social information on online video enjoyment

To date, videos are often presented on social media platforms where they are accompanied by social information in the form of user comments. Research suggests that this social information can alter viewers’ video enjoyment. The present study aimed to learn more about two factors that may enhance this effect by conducting a 2x2 between-subjects experiment with a control group (N = 290, Mage = 20.82, SDage = 2.49) in the Netherlands. First, we investigated the role that the source of social information (i.e., in-group vs. out-group) plays in the effect of social information. Second, we explored how writing a comment while watching a video (i.e., commenting vs. no commenting) may alter the effect of the source of social information. Results indicated that social information created by in-group members is more influential than social information created by out-group members. However, writing a comment did not increase viewers’ susceptibility to the effects of social information. These results are discussed in light of the social identity framework, leading to new insights into what may bolster the effect of social information on video enjoyment when individuals watch videos presented on social media.

Intergroup Threat and Heterosexual Cisgender Women’s Support for Policies Regarding the Admittance of Trans Women at a Women’s College

Although spaces once reserved for cisgender women are becoming increasingly accessible to trans women, few studies have examined cisgender women’s responses to such changes. Informed by social identity perspectives, we examined if heterosexual cisgender women’s reactions to two types of women’s college admissions policies pertaining to trans women depended on their appraisals of intergroup threat—or the degree to which they perceived trans women as a threat to cisgender women. Four-hundred-and-forty heterosexual cisgender women completed a measure of intergroup threat and then read 1 of 2 articles about a women’s college’s admissions policy (accept trans women vs. reject trans women). Following the article, they indicated their support for the policy they read about. Overall, participants were significantly more supportive of the admissions policy when it was framed as being inclusive of trans women. The effect of policy type on policy support was moderated by intergroup threat. Specifically, women who were not particularly threatened by trans women expressed significantly more policy support when the policy was described as being inclusive of trans women, rather than as exclusionary. Alternatively, highly threatened women were significantly more likely to show support when the policy was described in terms of excluding trans women.

Decoloniality and University Management

The research analyzes critical this points on talk twenty-one managers of a Federal University, dedicated to the Cooperation International Solidarity, having as theoretical support the South Epistemologies Project, which includes the Interceptor translation ultural and ecology of knowledge, and the Academic Dependency. By means of the speeches Critical Analysis examines four themes and two developments. The themes: “Novelt ” and Symbolic Power , unfolding from the perspective of organizational identity, adhesion and participation of its members; Academic training of students and the training of employees , including the perspective of training; Integration, Mobility, Excellence and Internationalization ; Research and Circulation of Knowledge, unfolding in the configuration of Knowledge, Experiences and Knowledge. Some questions are conclusive: a set of arguments that intend the vision of science, within its Eurocentric aspect, institutionalized and reproduced in academic dependence; the affirmation of interculturality as a power, which manifests itself in the exclusion of difference; the significance that the Institution assumes and that propagates as power struggles; identity fragmentation, in the context of managerial actions; and in the “struggle” “decolonial”, which addresses the confrontation of multiple knowledge in the conformation of “other” possibilities of social life.

National and Global Identity Perspectives of Textbooks: Towards a Sense of Global Identity

Textbooks can change, shape, and affect the formation of identity of those who learn the target language rather than teaching the language. In this study, the textbooks determined by the Ministry of National Education and used for English lessons in public high schools were analyzed with the content analysis method in terms of national identity and global identity elements. The study included textbooks and workbooks used in state high schools’ all grades. The data show that the books used as a textbook in public high schools, except 10th grade contain global identity elements more than national identity elements. Another important finding is that the 10th grade English textbook includes elements of national identity more than global identity elements. The results of the current study show that the textbooks prepare language learners for a global identity but also help them create a national identity in state high school, Turkey.

“I am a Rhetoric Physics Student-Teacher”: Identity Construction of an Indonesian Physics Student-Teacher

The concept of teacher identity plays an important role in improving teacher professionalism. However, most studies related to teacher identity in Indonesia are still rarely disclosed, especially the identity of physics teachers. Through a case study design, we aim to explore the identity of a student-teacher in the context of the Indonesian physics teacher preparation program. The participant was a fourth-year student, Syahrul (pseudonym), who was taking an internship program. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, learning observations, field notes, and document analysis, such as teacher syllabus, lesson plans, and students’ worksheets. The results of this study reveal multi-layered perspectives of a physics student-teacher identity. We conclude that Syahrul’s identity was constructed through rhetoric skills obtained from his involvement in student co-curricular activities such as involvement in a student organization formed by the university. Implications on physics teacher preparation programs are also discussed.

Systemic Research on Owner Participation in Old Residential Community Management from the Perspective of Identity——a Case Study of a Typical Old Residential Community in Xi’an, China

Enhancing owner participation and realizing the long-term management of old residential communities is conducive to the sustainable development of human settlements. “Owner identity” is the premise that the individual has a comanagement right to the community, but little research has studied owner participation in old residential community management from the perspective of identity. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to establish a systematic conceptual model based on the identity perspective that systematically abstracts and explains the process of whether and how owner involvement occurs and transforms. This paper, which adopts the method of theory-driven case study with identity and social identity theories as the reference theories, conducts a single case study of the M community in Xi’an, China. The results show that the intention of owners to participate in the management of the community depends on their identity salience; the behavioral norms of participation are internalized identity standards and in-group prototypes, and the behavioral practice is a combination of interactive identity verification and a positive distinctiveness process. This paper proposes five promotional countermeasures, including exploring public issues and organizing intergroup contact, to provide practical guidance for grassroots governments, property management companies and other comanagement subjects in guiding owner participation. This study contributes both to academic research and to policy decision-making by using the systemic and identity perspective to understand the mechanism of owner participation in old residential community management.

HPWS and knowledge sharing behavior: The role of psychological empowerment and organizational identification in public sector banks

Taking a social identity perspective, we predict that high‐performance work system (HPWS) has a relationship with knowledge sharing behavior (KSB) through psychological empowerment (PE) in public sector banks in Pakistan. To test our hypothesized model, we collected a three‐wave research data from 276 employees from the banking sector of Pakistan. Results indicated that HPWS is positively related to KSB and PE mediated the linkage between HPWS and KSB. In addition, organizational identification moderates the indirect relationship between HPWS and KSB via PE, such that the indirect effect was stronger for employees with high organizational identification rather than low. This study sheds new light on the intervening process that explains how HPWSs influence employee KSB. The findings also extend the current literature by adding a moderator to explain when and why employees increase their knowledge sharing when work in HPWSs public sector banks.

The xiao zi effect on motivation to visit wineries from an identity perspective: The case of China

This empirical research into tourists' motivation for visiting wineries aims to understand the role of cultural value in China's domestic wine tourism. The study focuses on the motivations of tourists from the perspective of culture-related wine value and the process of consumers' psychological recognition by utilizing three-level identity theory. Xiao zi, a Chinese lifestyle, is central to this investigation. A process of semi-structured interviews was utilized. The study has identified the dimensionality of xiao zi and revealed it to be a manifestation of the individualism currently burgeoning in contemporary China which historically has been known for its collectivist nature. The findings also suggest that xiao zi does have an impact on wine tourists' cellar door visitation motivation, and it has presence in three identity levels, relating to personal, interpersonal and group-level appraisals. This article offers a richer and more comprehensive understanding of xiao zi in relation to tourism.

Predictors of Teaching Learning Process

Teaching Learning Process (TLP) is an important construct in the education domain as it explains how teaching aids the learning process. The present study is an extension of the same TLP concept, wherein an attempt has been made to examine the relationship between perceived teacher attribute and student achievement. Using a quasi-experimental design, the efficacy of 16 perceived teacher attributes and student achievement were measured on 121 students for one full academic year. The results suggested that five key attributes of teacher viz. optimism, attitude, aptitude, inclusive, and cultural affinity were significantly responsible for higher academic achievement among students. EFE enable to emerge three factors namely Systemic perspective; Emotional and critical perspective; and Role and identity perspective. Subsequently Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was performed using SEM wherein the relationship between the three factors and the student achievement were examined which was found to be significant.

Does Benevolent Leadership Promote Follower Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior? A Social Identity Perspective

This study uses the social identity perspective to explore the influence of benevolent leadership on followers’ unethical pro-organizational behavior (UPB). We also investigate the mediating role of supervisor identification and the moderating role of moral identity in the relationship between benevolent leadership and the followers’ UPB. We used a questionnaire survey to collect followers’ data in China at two points in time, resulting in 257 usable followers’ responses to test our hypotheses. The results show that benevolent leadership can predict follower UPB through supervisor identification. Moreover, moral identity moderates the relationship between benevolent leadership and follower UPB, as well as that between supervisor identification and follower UPB. Finally, moderated-mediation analysis revealed moral identity moderated the benevolent leadership indirect effect on the follower UPB via supervisor identification. Managers can use the insights in this study to monitor the influence of benevolence on UPB.

Attitude towards shared learning activities and Interprofessional education among dental students in South India.

Interprofessional Education (IPE) and Interprofessional Collaboration (IPC) are being introduced in healthcare institutions gradually to enable comprehensive learning and its application to enhance community health outcomes. To assess the attitude of dental students towards Interprofessional Education (IPE) and Interprofessional Collaboration (IPC) To assess whether Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) is a suitable instrument to measure the attitude of under graduate dental students towards IPE. To assess how the study year and gender affect the attitude of under graduate dental students towards IPE. The research design was a cross-sectional survey. The dental students of first to fifth year based on availability of students and the existing academic calendar were participated in the study. A total number of 417 validated RIPLS questionnaire were distributed to dental students studying in two dental institutions at Manipal in South India in the year 2017 with the collected response rate of 81.53%. Principal component analysis of the responses was applied to the data along with Varimax rotation and Cronbach alpha to confirm the internal consistency of the questionnaire. Independent sample t test and ANOVA were used to assess the differences between the groups. Seventy five percent of the respondents were females, and the mean age was 21.26years (SD=1.34). The mean scores in RIPLS and all its subscales were high. The mean scores were also higher as the year of study increased and with female students. Senior and female dental students had more encouraging attitudes towards shared learning. The RIPLS can be utilised to determine the different subscales of learning namely learning behaviour, attitudes, teamwork and collaboration, professional identity perspectives, and roles and responsibilities towards interprofessional education of dental students. The dental students with an Indian outlook, perspective and training had a favourable attitude towards interprofessional learning.

The Evolution of National Common Language Names from the Perspective of National Identity

The Evolution of National Common Language Names from the Perspective of National Identity

What Drives Continuance Intention towards Social Media? Social Influence and Identity Perspectives

With the growth of social media communities, people now use this new media to engage in many interrelated activities. As a result, social media communities have grown into popular and interactive platforms among users, consumers and enterprises. In the social media era of high competition, increasing continuance intention towards a specific social media platform could transfer extra benefits to such virtual groups. Based on the expectation-confirmation model (ECM), this research proposed a conceptual framework incorporating social influence and social identity as key determinants of social media continuous usage intention. The research findings of this study highlight that: (1) the social influence view of the group norms and image significantly affects social identity; (2) social identity significantly affects perceived usefulness and confirmation; (3) confirmation has a significant impact on perceived usefulness and satisfaction; (4) perceived usefulness and satisfaction have positive effects on usage continuance intention. The results of this study can serve as a guide to better understand the reasons for and implications of social media usage and adoption.

Individualization of selection and training of female athletes in speed-power athletics from the perspective of gender identity

Background and Study Aim. To develop and justify the criteria for morphogenetic markers of speed-power abilities of athletes and the main directions of individualization of the process of their preparation, taking into account the characteristics of the female body.
 Material and Methods. Using the “2D: 4D” determination methodology, finger proportions were analysed for 126 qualified athletes specializing in speed-strength types (sprinting and hurdling, jumping, shot-putting) of different ages (from 17 to 25 years old). For 13 weeks, eight qualified short-distance student runners were regularly tested using computer strain gauge equipment: 5 masculine and 3 feminine types. The tensodynamograms of the manifestation of the strength of muscle groups carrying the main load in the structure of the sprint run were recorded and processed.
 Results. It was found that 78% of the examined athletes observed finger proportions close to the "male" proportions. This may indicate their certain masculinization. The technique used for this can be an informative and simple marker to predict a genetic predisposition to the ability of effective performance of speed-power work. It was determined that the same amount of power load causes masculine athletes, runners for short distances, a more significant deployment of long-term adaptation restructuring of masculine athletes, runners for short distances, compared with athletes of a different gender identity.
 Conclusions. Criteria for the prognostic assessment of speed-power abilities of athletes based on simple biological markers for testing and identification, like finger proportions (2D: 4D), have been developed. For athletes of high qualification who have a gender identity similar to men and a masculine somatotype, it is possible to use adapted male techniques for training.

Individualization of selection and training of female athletes in speed-power athletics from the perspective of gender identity

Background and Study Aim. To develop and justify the criteria for morphogenetic markers of speed-power abilities of athletes and the main directions of individualization of the process of their preparation, taking into account the characteristics of the female body.
 Material and Methods. Using the “2D: 4D” determination methodology, finger proportions were analysed for 126 qualified athletes specializing in speed-strength types (sprinting and hurdling, jumping, shot-putting) of different ages (from 17 to 25 years old). For 13 weeks, eight qualified short-distance student runners were regularly tested using computer strain gauge equipment: 5 masculine and 3 feminine types. The tensodynamograms of the manifestation of the strength of muscle groups carrying the main load in the structure of the sprint run were recorded and processed.
 Results. It was found that 78% of the examined athletes observed finger proportions close to the "male" proportions. This may indicate their certain masculinization. The technique used for this can be an informative and simple marker to predict a genetic predisposition to the ability of effective performance of speed-power work. It was determined that the same amount of power load causes masculine athletes, runners for short distances, a more significant deployment of long-term adaptation restructuring of masculine athletes, runners for short distances, compared with athletes of a different gender identity.
 Conclusions. Criteria for the prognostic assessment of speed-power abilities of athletes based on simple biological markers for testing and identification, like finger proportions (2D: 4D), have been developed. For athletes of high qualification who have a gender identity similar to men and a masculine somatotype, it is possible to use adapted male techniques for training.