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Identity-based motivation and health.

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Oyserman, Daphna, Fryberg, Stephanie A., Yoder, Nicholas·2007·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
DOI 10.1037/0022-3514.93.6.1011
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People do not always take action to promote health, engaging instead in unhealthy habits and reporting fatalism about health. One important mechanism underlying these patterns involves identity-based motivation (D. Oyserman, 2007), the process by which content of social identities influences beliefs about in-group goals and strategies. Seven studies show the effect of identity-based motivation on health. Racial-ethnic minority participants view health promotion behaviors as White middle class and unhealthy behaviors as in-group defining (Studies 1 and 2). Priming race-ethnicity (and low socioeconomic status) increases health fatalism and reduces access to health knowledge (Studies 3 and 4). Perceived efficacy of health-promoting activities is undermined when racial-ethnic minority participants who identify unhealthy behavior as in-group defining are asked to consider their similarities to (middle-class) Whites (Studies 5-7).

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  • A relatively less obvious but potentially powerful factor that could support a healthy lifestyle is the degree of fit or attunement between people and their cultural contexts.

    “A less obvious but potentially powerful factor that could facilitate a healthy lifestyle is the relative degree of attunement or fit between people and their cultural contexts (De Leersnyder, Mesquita, Kim, Eom, & Choi, 2014; Oyserman, Fryberg, & Yoder, 2007; Uchida, Kitayama, Mesquita, Reyes & Morling, 2008).”

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Authors
Oyserman, D., Fryberg, S. A., & Yoder, N.
Affiliations
  • University of Michigan (US)
  • University of Arizona (US)
  • Teach For America (US)
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2007
Volume
93
Issue
6
Pages
1011-1027
ISSN
  • 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1315
DOI
10.1037/0022-3514.93.6.1011
OpenAlex
W2152982402
Cited by
448
References
6
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FWCI
37.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Deep Blue (University of Michigan) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences
  • W. T. Grant Faculty Scholar Award
  • National Institutes of Health (P50 DE14261-01)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
Keywords
identity-based motivation, social identity, health behavior, racial and ethnic minorities, socioeconomic status, health knowledge, perceived efficacy, middle class, health promotion
MeSH terms
Adult, Female, Health Status, Humans, Male, Motivation, Self Concept

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