“I Am Not Just a Prisoner”: the effects of social identification on well-being in Italy
Recent research on social cures has posited that one’s social identity associated with group membership can promote adjustment and affect well-being, especially for vulnerable individuals. In this study, we argue that, although the negative consequences of group-based stigma affect prisoners’ well-b...
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| description | Recent research on social cures has posited that one’s social identity associated with group membership can promote adjustment and affect well-being, especially for vulnerable individuals. In this study, we argue that, although the negative consequences of group-based stigma affect prisoners’ well-being, having multiple social identities can protect them and mitigate the detrimental effects of stigma. The results of this cross-sectional study reveal that group identification with prisoners (N = 52) was negatively associated with well-being and anticipated discrimination. In contrast, education was positively associated with self-regulation and life satisfaction. Group identification with prisoners threatens self-regulation when the salience is controlled. We discuss the significance of our findings in the context of stigma and resocialization. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-61be4de5165a4a9bb99ce9efde18aab02025-08-20T02:50:22ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782024-12-011510.3389/fpsyg.2024.14663761466376“I Am Not Just a Prisoner”: the effects of social identification on well-being in ItalyCristina O. MossoAlessandra CalderaCamilla ReRecent research on social cures has posited that one’s social identity associated with group membership can promote adjustment and affect well-being, especially for vulnerable individuals. In this study, we argue that, although the negative consequences of group-based stigma affect prisoners’ well-being, having multiple social identities can protect them and mitigate the detrimental effects of stigma. The results of this cross-sectional study reveal that group identification with prisoners (N = 52) was negatively associated with well-being and anticipated discrimination. In contrast, education was positively associated with self-regulation and life satisfaction. Group identification with prisoners threatens self-regulation when the salience is controlled. We discuss the significance of our findings in the context of stigma and resocialization.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1466376/fullstigmasocial identificationwell-beingprisonerself-regulation |
| spellingShingle | Cristina O. Mosso Alessandra Caldera Camilla Re “I Am Not Just a Prisoner”: the effects of social identification on well-being in Italy Frontiers in Psychology stigma social identification well-being prisoner self-regulation |
| title | “I Am Not Just a Prisoner”: the effects of social identification on well-being in Italy |
| title_full | “I Am Not Just a Prisoner”: the effects of social identification on well-being in Italy |
| title_fullStr | “I Am Not Just a Prisoner”: the effects of social identification on well-being in Italy |
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| title_short | “I Am Not Just a Prisoner”: the effects of social identification on well-being in Italy |
| title_sort | i am not just a prisoner the effects of social identification on well being in italy |
| topic | stigma social identification well-being prisoner self-regulation |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1466376/full |
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