TY - JOUR
T1 - Children's subjective identification with social groups
T2 - A group-reference effect approach
AU - Bennett, Mark
AU - Sani, Fabio
PY - 2008/9
Y1 - 2008/9
N2 - A study is reported that seeks to examine 5-, 7-, and 10-year-old children's internalization of in-groups within the self-concept. Methodologically, the study draws upon the self-reference effect, extending it to the group-level identity. In particular, it was found that participants' encoding of information with reference to in-groups (family, age, gender) facilitated recall to the same degree as when information had been encoded with reference to the personal self. Both self- and group-reference encoding were associated with higher levels of recall than were control conditions. These findings suggest that group memberships are integral parts of children's self-concepts.
AB - A study is reported that seeks to examine 5-, 7-, and 10-year-old children's internalization of in-groups within the self-concept. Methodologically, the study draws upon the self-reference effect, extending it to the group-level identity. In particular, it was found that participants' encoding of information with reference to in-groups (family, age, gender) facilitated recall to the same degree as when information had been encoded with reference to the personal self. Both self- and group-reference encoding were associated with higher levels of recall than were control conditions. These findings suggest that group memberships are integral parts of children's self-concepts.
U2 - 10.1348/026151007X246268
DO - 10.1348/026151007X246268
M3 - Article
SN - 0261-510X
VL - 26
SP - 381
EP - 387
JO - British Journal of Developmental Psychology
JF - British Journal of Developmental Psychology
ER -