Preferred level of categorization as a strategy to manage chronic illness-related identity among individuals with type 1 versus type 2 diabetes.
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| Title: | Preferred level of categorization as a strategy to manage chronic illness-related identity among individuals with type 1 versus type 2 diabetes. |
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| Authors: | Costabile, Kristi A. (AUTHOR), Boland, Sarah E. (AUTHOR), Persky, Susan (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Self & Identity. Sep2020, Vol. 19 Issue 6, p738-756. 19p. |
| Subjects: | Type 2 diabetes, Type 1 diabetes, Self-perception, Chronic diseases |
| Abstract: | Because diabetes is a chronic medical condition that consists of a broad superordinate group with nested subgroups of differing relative status (type 1 versus type 2), it is well-suited to an examination of identity management strategies used by individuals with chronic illness. Results indicated that individuals with type 1 diabetes reported greater identity centrality and greater preference for subgroup self-categorization to superordinate group categorization than individuals with type 2 diabetes. The relationship between diabetes type and preferred categorization level was moderated by perceived condition intractability and perceived stigmatization of the lower status subgroup, suggesting that categorization maintains a positive self-concept. Further, categorization level moderated the negative relationship between identity centrality and emotional distress, suggesting that self-categorization might protect against self-concept threat. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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