When a sense of “we” shapes the sense of “me”: exploring how groups impact running identity and behavior

Evans, M. Blair; McLaren, Colin D.; Budziszewski, Ross; Gilchrist, Jenna D.

doi:10.1080/15298868.2018.1436084

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“…It accentuates strictly how individual description of identity might be influenced by social relations and the resultant chemistry of three "stages" of identity: individual (personal), relational, and collective (group, social). Conferring to above discussion and other researchers (e.g., Flynn, 2005;Vignoles et al, 2006;Evans et al, 2019), it can be elucidated that the personal identity relies on one's perception of being unique, interpersonal assessments of individualities, capabilities, commitments, and enactment, which create selfesteem. The adoption of social identity is motivated by self, the need for connectedness, interdependence, self-improvement, and evaluation of positive identity.…”

Section: The Relationship Between Challenge Stressors and Identity Ormentioning

confidence: 62%

“…Preliminary empirical research deepens the linkages of employee self-identity with commitment, regulatory focus, and citizenship behavior (Evans et al, 2019). Haslam et al (2004) investigated the relationship between stress and social identities.…”

Section: The Relationship Between Challenge Stressors and Identity Ormentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Intrinsic motivation is the driving force in personal identity, which makes individuals more empowered, self-reliant and productive in a given situation. The literature on the outcomes of identity, such as self-identity (Kira, 2019), relational and social identity (Haslam et al, 2004;Valaei and Rezaei, 2016;Evans et al, 2019), organizational identity (Gonzalez and Chakraborty, 2012), physical identity, and work and role identity is abundant (Brickson, 2000). "What are the major root causes which stimulate the particular type of identity?"…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Identities Hidden in Challenges: The Sequential Mediation of Thriving at Work and Employee Investment

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The present study explores the influence of challenge stressors on identity orientation directly and via thriving at work and employee investment. Drawing on the broaden–and–build theory of positive emotions, this study proposes challenge stressors as a critical predictor of identity orientation. The purpose of this article is to explore if a particular identity is salient in different contextual factors, and this study suggests that challenge stressors stimulate personal, relational, and collective identities to respond to a situation. The relationships hypothesized in this study were tested using a sample of 225 employees from the banking sector of Pakistan. A time-lagged research design consisting of two waves of data collection was employed. A structural equation modeling technique was used to test the hypotheses regarding the relationship between challenge stressors and identity orientation, including the role of thriving at work and employee investment as intervening mechanisms of this relationship. Results showed that challenge stressors had a significant positive relationship with identity orientation. The results also confirmed the sequential mediation of thriving at work and employee investment in the relationship between challenge stressors and identity orientation. The findings suggest that the positive side of stress as a strength motivates employees for continued self-development. Importantly, challenge stressors enhance employees’ ability to thrive at work and, in turn, they invest in the work more and identify themselves strongly with their organization and work.

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Section: The Relationship Between Challenge Stressors and Identity Ormentioning

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Section: The Relationship Between Challenge Stressors and Identity Ormentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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“…This is not of course to suggest that personal identity is unimportant in this regard. Indeed, running role identity may be more important than running group identity in terms of adherence in the face of group disbandment [12], and the development of group and personal identities in relation to exercise may be intertwined [13]. Examination of this however, falls beyond the scope of the present study.…”

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Will ‘we’ continue to exercise? The associations between group identification, identity leadership, and relational identification on group exercise class adherence

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Slater

2021

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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The present study sought to provide support for the roles of both the social identity approach (group identification and identity leadership) and relational identification in adherence to group exercise classes. One hundred and twenty U.K. based group exercise class attendees completed an online survey in a cross-sectional design. Group identification, perceptions of identity leadership behaviour, and relational identification were not significantly associated with length of class attendance. However, both identity leadership behaviour of the class instructor and ingroup affect (measured as an element of multi-dimensional group identification), were significantly associated with expected likelihood of continued class participation. For every 1 unit increase in the identity leadership and in-group affect measures respectively, participants were 1.9 and 2.0 times more likely to be ‘at or near 100%’ likely to continue vs not. Social identity variables were not associated with how long exercisers had been attending class, but identity leadership and ingroup affect are positive influencers of expected future adherence. Further research into the social identity approach and identity leadership behaviour regards exercise class attendance tenure vs volume is warranted and is likely to benefit from the use of multi-dimensional group identification measures.

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“…However, more recent attention has been given to the diversity of non-professional runners and how self-identity and social identity have been formed given changing runner demographics. Researchers have explored the intersectionality of ethnicity, body type, gender and other variables associated with runner identity (Evans et al, 2019;Fisette, 2015;Wegner, 2016). For example, gender identity and runner identity intersect when running is viewed as a "white woman activity" where black women who run have been stigmatized as wanting to be like white women (Wegner, 2016;Wenger et al, 2020).…”

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An Examination of Motivations, Attitudes and Charitable Intentions for Running in a Charity Event

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Hill

Ridinger

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JAS

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Running, as a form of leisure time physical activity is generally popular due to its low-cost entry, easy access to practice, and the convenience and accessible nature of the activity. Specifically, one type of running experience sought by many is charitable running or running for a cause (i.e., cause-related sport event). While there is a growing body of literature on charity sport events, little is known about how the charitable motives and participant identity with the event affect future behaviors associated with the cause and the event. Grounded in identity theory, the purpose of this article was to examine the effect of salient identities and charitable motives on future intentions associated with a cause-related event. Data were collected from the second annual Norfolk Freedom Half Marathon, in Virginia, via an online survey that was sent to all registered runners (1,372) one week after the race and 557 participants responded. We found charity motives to be the dominant influence on both charitable and purchase intentions in cause-event participants. This study contributes to the existing amateur sport literature as one of the first to report on a military-oriented sport event with military affiliated participants; the creation of the Charitable Motives in Sport Scale (CMISS), the Runner Identity Scale (RIS) and the Military Identity Scale (MIS); and the addition of a new military/runner identity typology, which we hope would be useful for future military-affiliated running events.

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When a sense of “we” shapes the sense of “me”: exploring how groups impact running identity and behavior

Cited by 16 publications

References 41 publications

Identities Hidden in Challenges: The Sequential Mediation of Thriving at Work and Employee Investment

Identities Hidden in Challenges: The Sequential Mediation of Thriving at Work and Employee Investment

Will ‘we’ continue to exercise? The associations between group identification, identity leadership, and relational identification on group exercise class adherence

An Examination of Motivations, Attitudes and Charitable Intentions for Running in a Charity Event

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