Autonomy support for conflictual and stigmatized identities: Effects on ownership and psychological health
| Autor: | Nicole Legate, Philip J. Cozzolino, William S. Ryan, Constantine Sedikides, Netta Weinstein |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male Adolescent Social Psychology Social stigma media_common.quotation_subject Social Stigma Self-concept Ethnic group 050109 social psychology 050105 experimental psychology Developmental psychology Young Adult Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Minority Groups Self-determination theory Aged media_common Self Ownership 05 social sciences Gender Identity General Medicine Middle Aged Mental health Self Concept Sexual minority Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Cross-Sectional Studies Mental Health Female Psychology Social psychology Autonomy |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Counseling Psychology. 64:584-599 |
| ISSN: | 1939-2168 0022-0167 |
| Popis: | Important others' perceptions influence self-perceptions. This presents a challenge for the critical developmental task of integrating all aspects of identity, as identities that are devalued or stigmatized by society are harder to own than valued ones. Across 3 studies, we tested the idea that conflictual or stigmatized identities are harder to own, or integrate into the self, than are nonconflictual ones, and we examine how receiving autonomy support for an identity-support for authentic identity exploration and expression-can facilitate ownership of that identity. Cross-sectional (n = 543), experience-sampling (n = 66), and experimental methods (n = 209) tested the dynamics of autonomy-supportive others on identity ownership. Data from these studies converge to show that conflictual identities are indeed harder to own than nonconflictual ones, but that autonomy support predicts greater ownership and psychological health, especially for conflictual identities. In the final study, we replicate these dynamics in 3 identities stigmatized by society: sexual minority, ethnic minority, and gender minority identities. Findings reveal the importance of integrating all aspects of identity-particularly those that are conflictual or stigmatized-into one's self-concept. We consider implications for counseling and clinical practice, as well as broadly for the psychological health of stigmatized individuals. (PsycINFO Database Record |
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