The inclusion of a new group into the self-concept [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Christina Matschke

Cmatschke

Sujets

• Psychologie

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• Publié par: eberhard_karls_universitat_tubingen
• Publié le: 01 janvier 2009
• Nombre de lectures: 20
• Langue: English

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The inclusion of a new group
into the self-concept


Dissertation
der Fakultät für Informations- und Kognitionswissenschaften
der Eberhard – Karls – Universität Tübingen
zur Erlangung des Grades eines
Doktors der Naturwissenschaften
(Dr. rer. nat.)



vorgelegt von
Diplom-Psychologin Christina Matschke
aus Hamburg


Tübingen
2009




























Tag der mündlichen Qualifikation: 22.07.2009
Dekan: Prof. Dr. Oliver Kohlbacher
1. Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Kai Sassenberg
2. Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Dr. Friedrich W. Hesse
3. Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Amélie Mummendey
(Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena)


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Table of Contents
TABLE OF FIGURES .................................................................................................................................................. 5
LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 7

CHAPTER 1 MOTIVATED NEWCOMER SELF-CONCEPT CHANGES................................................. 8
BEING A NEWCOMER – A SUMMARY OF RESEARCH ............................................................................... 9
MOTIVATED NEWCOMERS – DEFICITS IN CURRENT RESEARCH............................................................ 17
THE PRESENT RESEARCH..................................................................................................................... 24
CHAPTER 2 THE IMPACT OF EXCHANGE PROGRAMS ON THE INCLUSION OF THE
HOSTGROUP INTO THE SELF-CONCEPT................................................................................................. 28
INTERGROUP CONTACT AND THE INCLUSION OF THE HOSTGROUP INTO THE SELF-CONCEPT............... 28
ACCULTURATION AND THE INCLUSION OF THE HOSTGROUP INTO THE SELF-CONCEPT ........................ 29
OVERVIEW.......................................................................................................................................... 31
STUDY 2.1........................................................................................................................................... 32
STUDY 2.2........................................................................................................................................... 34
DISCUSSION STUDY 2.1. - 2.2.............................................................................................................. 42
CHAPTER 3 THE SUPPORTING AND IMPEDING EFFECTS OF MEMBERSHIP APPROACH AND
AVOIDANCE STRATEGIES ON NEWCOMERS’ PSYCHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION ....................... 45
THE EFFECT OF APPROACH AND AVOIDANCE STRATEGIES ON WELL-BEING......................................... 45
ACCULTURATION STRATEGIES............................................................................................................ 46
(DIS)IDENTIFICATION.......................................................................................................................... 46
OVERVIEW.......................................................................................................................................... 48
STUDY 3.............................................................................................................................................. 49
DISCUSSION STUDY 3 ......................................................................................................................... 55
CHAPTER 4 APPROACH STRATEGIES AND INTERNAL MOTIVATION FACILITATE THE
INCLUSION OF A NEW GROUP INTO THE SELF-CONCEPT................................................................ 59
SELF-CONCEPT CHANGE IN NEWCOMERS ............................................................................................ 59
REGULATORY STRATEGIES ................................................................................................................. 60
GROUP FEEDBACK AND REGULATORY STRATEGIES............................................................................. 61
THE MODERATING ROLE OF INTERNAL MOTIVATION........................................................................... 62
OVERVIEW.......................................................................................................................................... 63
STUDY 4.1........................................................................................................................................... 64
STUDY 4.2........................................................................................................................................... 71
DISCUSSION STUDIES 4.1. - 4.2. .......................................................................................................... 76
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CHAPTER 5 DOES REJECTION LEAD TO DISIDENTIFICATION? THE ROLE OF INTERNAL
MOTIVATION AND AVOIDANCE STRATEGIES ...................................................................................... 80
FROM SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION TO INTERNAL MOTIVATION................................................................. 80
REGULATORY STRATEGIES ................................................................................................................. 81
OVERVIEW.......................................................................................................................................... 82
STUDY 5.1........................................................................................................................................... 82
STUDY 5.2........................................................................................................................................... 86
DISCUSSION STUDIES 5.1 – 5.2 ........................................................................................................... 89
CHAPTER 6 GENERAL DISCUSSION......................................................................................................... 92
STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS............................................................................................................ 93
CONTRIBUTIONS TO NEWCOMER RESEARCH........................................................................................ 97
CONTRIBUTIONS TO DYNAMIC SELF-CONCEPT RESEARCH................................................................... 99
CONTRIBUTIONS TO SELF-REGULATION RESEARCH........................................................................... 102
PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS ................................................................................................................ 104
CONCLUSION .................................................................................................................................... 106

REFERENCES........................................................................................................................................................ 107
APPENDICES......................................................................................................................................................... 127
SUMMARY............................................................................................................................................................ 132
ZUSAMMENFASSUNG ........................................................................................................................................... 135
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................................................................................ 139
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Table of Figures

FIGURE 1.1: Proposed model tested in chapter 2 .................................................................. 24
FIGURE 1.2: Proposed model tested in chapter 3 .................................................................. 25
FIGURE 1.3: Proposed model tested in chapter 4 and chapter 5 ........................................... 26
FIGURE 1.4: Proposed model whose parts are tested in the empirical chapters. .................. 27
FIGURE 2.1: Inclusion, Identification and Commitment for the Hostgroup and Outgroup as a
function of Exchange condition in Study 2.2..................................................................... 38
FIGURE 3.1: The hypothesized model of membership strategies, acculturation contact
strategies, self-concept changes, and long-term consequences.......................................... 49
FIGURE 3.2: The modified empirical model of membership strategies, acculturation contact
strategies, self-concept changes, and long-term consequences.......................................... 54
FIGURE 4.1: The inclusion of the group into the self-concept as a function of approach
strategy and feedback for acceptance and rejection in study 4.1 ....................................... 69
FIGURE 4.2: Manipulation of the group’s acceptance or rejection in Study 4.2 .................. 73
FIGURE 4.3: The inclusion of the group