TY - JOUR
T1 - The social psychology of responses to trauma
T2 - social identity pathways associated with divergent traumatic responses
AU - Muldoon, Orla T.
AU - Haslam, S. Alexander
AU - Haslam, Catherine
AU - Cruwys, Tegan
AU - Kearns, Michelle
AU - Jetten, Jolanda
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - Research in clinical psychology and social psychiatry has highlighted the importance of social factors for outcomes following trauma. In this review, we speak to this issue in two ways. First, we highlight the value of a social identity framework for understanding the experience and impact of psychological trauma. Second, we draw on the Social Identity Model of Identity Change (SIMIC) to understand reactions to trauma. Specifically, we show (a) that negative responses to trauma are more apparent where trauma serves to undermine valued social identities; (b) that people prove more resilient in the face of trauma when valued social identities can be maintained or new social identities developed; and (c) that where old or new positive identities are reinvigorated or extend the self, this can be a basis for post-traumatic growth. We conclude by discussing the implications of this model for practice, and emphasise the importance of social identity management in the aftermath of trauma.
AB - Research in clinical psychology and social psychiatry has highlighted the importance of social factors for outcomes following trauma. In this review, we speak to this issue in two ways. First, we highlight the value of a social identity framework for understanding the experience and impact of psychological trauma. Second, we draw on the Social Identity Model of Identity Change (SIMIC) to understand reactions to trauma. Specifically, we show (a) that negative responses to trauma are more apparent where trauma serves to undermine valued social identities; (b) that people prove more resilient in the face of trauma when valued social identities can be maintained or new social identities developed; and (c) that where old or new positive identities are reinvigorated or extend the self, this can be a basis for post-traumatic growth. We conclude by discussing the implications of this model for practice, and emphasise the importance of social identity management in the aftermath of trauma.
KW - post traumatic growth
KW - post traumatic stress disorder
KW - Social identity
KW - social identity change
KW - trauma
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85077680724&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10463283.2020.1711628
DO - 10.1080/10463283.2020.1711628
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85077680724
SN - 1046-3283
VL - 30
SP - 311
EP - 348
JO - European Review of Social Psychology
JF - European Review of Social Psychology
IS - 1
ER -