This book provides a state-of-the-art account of how people's subjective sense of national
identity, and attitudes towards countries and national groups, develop through the course of …

This article focuses on some of the social, cultural and psychological aspects of drug use in
sexualized settings in gay and bisexual men (referred to as “chemsex”). Using a narrative …

In this chapter, I review the literature on motivated identity construction, drawing together
insights and evidence from diverse theoretical perspectives, and I propose the foundations …

An unexplored paradox of organizational identification is its possible association with
behaviors that exploit the organization for personal benefit. In this article we address why, for …

Diverse theories suggest that people are motivated to maintain or enhance feelings of self-
esteem, continuity, distinctiveness, belonging, efficacy, and meaning in their identities. Four …

We live in an ever-changing social world, which constantly demands adjustment to our
identities and actions. Advances in science, technology and medicine, political upheaval …

Extending theories of distinctiveness motivation in identity (Breakwell, 1987; Brewer, 1991;
Snyder & Fromkin, 1980), we discuss the precise role of distinctiveness in identity processes …

This study explores how a group of young British Muslim gay men (BMGM) of Pakistani
background in non‐gay affirmative religious contexts understood and defined their sexual …

Research on place identity has been hampered by confusion in defining the concept and
lacks an integrated account of social and motivational processes underlying people's …

We conceptualize the journey to ethical veganism in the stages of the transtheoretical model
of change, from precontemplation through contemplation, preparation, action, and …