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Group Identity Measurement

Group identity measurement assesses the strength and structure of a person's psychological identification with a social group, such as a party, nation, ethnic group, or movement. The Leach et al. (2008) hierarchical multicomponent model is a leading approach, decomposing in-group identification into self-definition (individual self-stereotyping, in-group homogeneity) and self-investment (solidarity, satisfaction, centrality), measured by a validated 14-item scale.

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Group Identification and Identity Strength Measurement
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / political-psychology
  • Leach, C. W., van Zomeren, M., Zebel, S., Vliek, M. L. W., Pennekamp, S. F., Doosje, B., Ouwerkerk, J. W., & Spears, R. (2008). Group-level self-definition and self-investment: A hierarchical (multicomponent) model of in-group identification. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95(1), 144-165. · DOI 10.1037/0022-3514.95.1.144
  • Cameron, J. E. (2004). A three-factor model of social identity. Self and Identity, 3(3), 239-262. · DOI 10.1080/13576500444000047
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