TY - CHAP
T1 - Identity Maintenance, Affect Control, and Cognitive Performance
AU - Lovaglia, Michael J.
AU - Youngreen, Reef
AU - Robinson, Dawn T.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - A theory of self and the identities it comprises may explain differences in academic and other cognitive performance because successful performances are associated with strong internal motivation. Identity control theory and affect control theory assume that individuals act to confirm identities, even when those actions have negative consequences. Cognitive performance, then, could be impaired if high performance is inconsistent with a salient identity. A developing theory explaining the relationship between identity maintenance and cognitive performance assumes that the effects of identity maintenance combine with other motivations to achieve. Anticipation of a performance relevant to an identity is assumed to put pressure on the identity, motivating performances consistent with it. Under some conditions identities may change to reflect different performance standards.
AB - A theory of self and the identities it comprises may explain differences in academic and other cognitive performance because successful performances are associated with strong internal motivation. Identity control theory and affect control theory assume that individuals act to confirm identities, even when those actions have negative consequences. Cognitive performance, then, could be impaired if high performance is inconsistent with a salient identity. A developing theory explaining the relationship between identity maintenance and cognitive performance assumes that the effects of identity maintenance combine with other motivations to achieve. Anticipation of a performance relevant to an identity is assumed to put pressure on the identity, motivating performances consistent with it. Under some conditions identities may change to reflect different performance standards.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/33645906262
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U2 - 10.1016/S0882-6145(05)22003-9
DO - 10.1016/S0882-6145(05)22003-9
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:33645906262
SN - 0762312238
SN - 9780762312238
T3 - Advances in Group Processes
SP - 65
EP - 91
BT - Social Identification in Groups
A2 - Thye, Shane
A2 - Lawler, Edward
ER -