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@article{ Cameron2005, title = {Perceptions of Self and Group in the Context of a Threatened National Identity: A Field Study}, author = {Cameron, James E. and Duck, Julie M. and Terry, Deborah J. and Lalonde, Richard N.}, journal = {Group Processes & Intergroup Relations}, number = {1}, pages = {73-88}, volume = {8}, year = {2005}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430205048618}, urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-227687}, abstract = {Previous research indicates that people who are highly identified with their groups tend to remain committed to them under threat. This study examines the generalizability of this effect to (a) a real-life context involving the perception that others view the ingroup (Australians) as intolerant of minorities and (b) various dimensions of social identification. The sample comprised 213 respondents to a random mail survey. Perceived threat was inversely related to self-stereotyping (i.e. perceptions of self-ingroup similarity), but only for individuals with weak subjective ties to other group members. Threat perceptions were also predictive of enhanced judgments of within-group variability on threat-relevant dimensions, particularly for individuals with weaker ingroup ties. Various strategies for coping with a threatened social identity are linked to different facets of social identification.}, }