We present two studies exploring the effects of the relative standing of one's in-group in the social hierarchy, which we conceptualize as 'subjective in-group status', on mental health and well-being. Study 1 focuses on the subjective status of a professional in-group (prison guards) while Study 2 concerns the subjective status of the family in-group. Results show that higher subjective in-group status predicts better mental health (e.g., less depression) and greater well-being (e.g., higher satisfaction with life). Also, results demonstrate that the effects of subjective in-group status on mental health are mediated by the extent to which one subjectively identifies with the in-group. © 2010 The British Psychological Society.

Sani, F., Magrin, M., Scrignaro, M., Mc Collum, R. (2010). Subjective ingroup, ingroup identification, and mental health. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 49(4), 883-893 [10.1348/014466610X517414].

Subjective ingroup, ingroup identification, and mental health

MAGRIN, MARIA ELENA;SCRIGNARO, MARTA;
2010

Abstract

We present two studies exploring the effects of the relative standing of one's in-group in the social hierarchy, which we conceptualize as 'subjective in-group status', on mental health and well-being. Study 1 focuses on the subjective status of a professional in-group (prison guards) while Study 2 concerns the subjective status of the family in-group. Results show that higher subjective in-group status predicts better mental health (e.g., less depression) and greater well-being (e.g., higher satisfaction with life). Also, results demonstrate that the effects of subjective in-group status on mental health are mediated by the extent to which one subjectively identifies with the in-group. © 2010 The British Psychological Society.
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Subjective ingroup; ingroup identification; mental health;
English
2010
49
4
883
893
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Sani, F., Magrin, M., Scrignaro, M., Mc Collum, R. (2010). Subjective ingroup, ingroup identification, and mental health. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 49(4), 883-893 [10.1348/014466610X517414].
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