Exploring the Pathways Between Transformative Group Experiences and Identity Fusion [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 A growing body of evidence suggests that two distinct forms of group alignment are possible: identification and fusion (the former asserts that group and personal identity are distinct, while the latter asserts group and personal identities are ...
Christopher M. Kavanagh +6 more
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‘I Get High With a Little Help From My Friends’ - How Raves Can Invoke Identity Fusion and Lasting Co-operation via Transformative Experiences [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 Psychoactive drugs have been central to many human group rituals throughout modern human evolution. Despite such experiences often being inherently social, bonding and associated prosocial behaviors have rarely been empirically tested as an outcome. Here
Martha Newson +5 more
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Why True Believers Make the Ultimate Sacrifice: Sacred Values, Moral Convictions, or Identity Fusion? [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 Recent research has identified three promising candidates for predicting extreme behavior: sacred values, moral convictions, and identity fusion. Each construct is thought to motivate extreme behavior in unique ways: Sacred values trigger extreme actions
Francois Alexi Martel +6 more
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Let Others Buy First: Identity Fusion Buffers the Effect of COVID-19 Phobia on Panic Buying Behavior From an Economic Perspective [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused hundreds of millions of cases and millions of deaths, resulting in the development of COVID-19 phobia.
Yi-Tai Seih +3 more
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Shared Negative Experiences Lead to Identity Fusion via Personal Reflection. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Across three studies, we examined the role of shared negative experiences in the formation of strong social bonds--identity fusion--previously associated with individuals' willingness to self-sacrifice for the sake of their groups.
Jonathan Jong +3 more
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Identity fusion can foster intergroup trust and willingness to cooperate [PDF]
Communications PsychologyIdentity fusion – a construct that captures extreme ingroup commitment – has traditionally been associated with intergroup violence. However, recent research suggests that identity fusion is also associated with feelings of security that promote ...
Jack W. Klein +6 more
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Explaining Lifelong Loyalty: The Role of Identity Fusion and Self-Shaping Group Events. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Pledging lifelong loyalty to an ingroup can have far-reaching behavioural effects, ranging from ordinary acts of ingroup kindness to extraordinary acts of self-sacrifice. What motivates this important form of group commitment?
Martha Newson +2 more
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Psykhe, 2022 Social categorization implies a difference between “we” and “they”, motivating people to create or maintain a positive group distinctiveness, which leads to intergroup bias.
Rodrigo Landabur Ayala +1 more
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Not just a game: Identity fusion and extremism in gaming cultures
Frontiers in Communication, 2022 Extremist ideologies have clearly become increasingly prevalent in the world of video games. What is less clear, however, is the mechanism through which these ideologies make their way into the psyches of gamers.
Rachel Kowert +2 more
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Why People Enter and Embrace Violent Groups
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 We distinguish two pathways people may follow when they join violent groups: compliance and internalization. Compliance occurs when individuals are coerced to join by powerful influence agents.
Ángel Gómez +12 more
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