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Health Psychol Rev. 2021 Mar;15(1):85-112. doi: 10.1080/17437199.2019.1669481. Epub 2019 Oct 07.

Social identification-building interventions to improve health: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Health psychology review

Niklas K Steffens, Crystal J LaRue, Catherine Haslam, Zoe C Walter, Tegan Cruwys, Katie A Munt, S Alexander Haslam, Jolanda Jetten, Mark Tarrant

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  1. School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
  2. Research School of Psychology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
  3. University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.

PMID: 31530154 DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2019.1669481

Abstract

There is growing evidence that social identity processes play an important role in a range of health outcomes. However, we know little about the nature and effectiveness of interventions that build social identification with the aim of promoting health. In the present research, we systematically review and meta-analyze interventions that build social identification to enhance health and wellbeing. A total of 27 intervention studies were identified (

Keywords: Social identity; health; intervention; meta-analysis; social cure; systematic-review

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