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Testing the subtractive pattern of cultural identification
Author(s) -
Sablonnière Roxane,
Amiot Catherine E.,
Cárdenas Diana,
Sadykova Nazgul,
Gorborukova Galina L.,
Huberdeau MarieElaine
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
european journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1099-0992
pISSN - 0046-2772
DOI - 10.1002/ejsp.2178
Subject(s) - subtractive color , identification (biology) , identity (music) , psychology , legitimacy , social psychology , social identity theory , cultural identity , social group , aesthetics , political science , law , art , philosophy , botany , politics , visual arts , biology , feeling
Identity integration, and more specifically, the subtractive pattern of cultural identification, is investigated in this article. This pattern is hypothesized to occur when individuals integrate a new group identity of higher and legitimate status than their original identity, resulting in lower identification with the original group. The first study examined how relative status predicts the subtractive pattern of identification in immigrants living in Canada. Studies 2 and 3—conducted among Kyrgyz and Canadian participants—extended these results by measuring the impact of legitimacy on the subtractive pattern of identification. Results support the hypothesis that the subtractive pattern of identification takes place when the new identity has a higher and legitimate status compared with the original one, highlighting the possible different patterns of identity integration.