Social identity theory and the authoritarian personality theory in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorNiens, Ulrike
dc.contributor.authorCairns, Ed
dc.contributor.authorFinchilescu, Gillian
dc.contributor.authorFoster, Don
dc.contributor.authorTredoux, Colin
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-15T12:35:04Z
dc.date.available2016-08-15T12:35:04Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.date.updated2015-12-23T10:14:13Z
dc.description.abstractSocial identity theory assumes that individuals and collectives apply identity management strategies in order to cope with threatened social identities. It is argued here that an integration of social identity theory and the authoritarian personality theory may help to investigate identity management strategies for minority and majority groups. It was intended to investigate predictors of identity management strategies applied by students at the University of Cape Town. Analyses are based on a questionnaire survey of 457 university students. Results only partially confirmed assumptions derived from social identity theory. Group identification and perceptions of legitimacy were related to the individual identity management strategy, “individualisation”, while the collective strategy “social competition” was associated with collective efficacy and authoritarianism. Perceptions of instability and authoritarianism predicted preferences for “temporal comparisons”. ‘Superordinate recategorisation’ was only very weakly predicted by group identification. The study indicated that social identity theory and the authoritarian personality theory might play different roles in preferences for identity management strategies. While social identity theory appears better in explaining individual identity management strategies, the authoritarian personality theory might be better in explaining collective strategies.
dc.identifier10.1177/008124630303300206
dc.identifier.apacitationNiens, U., Cairns, E., Finchilescu, G., Foster, D., & Tredoux, C. (2003). Social identity theory and the authoritarian personality theory in South Africa. <i>South African Journal of Psychology</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21245en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationNiens, Ulrike, Ed Cairns, Gillian Finchilescu, Don Foster, and Colin Tredoux "Social identity theory and the authoritarian personality theory in South Africa." <i>South African Journal of Psychology</i> (2003) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21245en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNiens, U., Cairns, E., Finchilescu, G., Foster, D., & Tredoux, C. (2003). Social identity theory and the authoritarian personality theory in south africa. South African Journal of Psychology, 33(2), p. 109-117.
dc.identifier.issn0081-2463
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Niens, Ulrike AU - Cairns, Ed AU - Finchilescu, Gillian AU - Foster, Don AU - Tredoux, Colin AB - Social identity theory assumes that individuals and collectives apply identity management strategies in order to cope with threatened social identities. It is argued here that an integration of social identity theory and the authoritarian personality theory may help to investigate identity management strategies for minority and majority groups. It was intended to investigate predictors of identity management strategies applied by students at the University of Cape Town. Analyses are based on a questionnaire survey of 457 university students. Results only partially confirmed assumptions derived from social identity theory. Group identification and perceptions of legitimacy were related to the individual identity management strategy, “individualisation”, while the collective strategy “social competition” was associated with collective efficacy and authoritarianism. Perceptions of instability and authoritarianism predicted preferences for “temporal comparisons”. ‘Superordinate recategorisation’ was only very weakly predicted by group identification. The study indicated that social identity theory and the authoritarian personality theory might play different roles in preferences for identity management strategies. While social identity theory appears better in explaining individual identity management strategies, the authoritarian personality theory might be better in explaining collective strategies. DA - 2003 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Journal of Psychology LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2003 SM - 0081-2463 T1 - Social identity theory and the authoritarian personality theory in South Africa TI - Social identity theory and the authoritarian personality theory in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21245 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/21245
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationNiens U, Cairns E, Finchilescu G, Foster D, Tredoux C. Social identity theory and the authoritarian personality theory in South Africa. South African Journal of Psychology. 2003; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21245.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSAGE
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceSouth African Journal of Psychology
dc.source.urihttps://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/afr/south-african-journal-of-psychology/journal202212
dc.titleSocial identity theory and the authoritarian personality theory in South Africa
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