Social Cure: Effects of Social Identity on Well-Being

Year 2021, Issue: 9, 44 - 57, 28.05.2021

Meltem Güler

Abstract

It is supported by the literature that social group memberships play an important role in improving physical and psychological health. Social identities gained from belonging to social groups, positively affect the psychological and physical condition of the individual by giving meaning and support. This effect increases the belief that group membership constitutes a “Social Cure”. Although social identity has negative effects such as prejudice and in-group bias in the context of us and others, the social cure approach highlights the contributions of social identity to physical and psychological well-being. This study aims to reveal the effect of social identity that stems from belonging to a group, strengthens people and group lives beyond the negative effects.

Keywords

social cure, social identity, well-being

Sosyal Kür: Sosyal Kimliğin İyi Olma Hali Üzerine Etkileri

Abstract

Sosyal grup üyeliklerinin fiziksel ve psikolojik sağlığın geliştirilmesinde önemli bir rol oynadığı alanyazın tarafından desteklenmektedir. Sosyal gruplara ait olmaktan kazanılan sosyal kimlikler, bireylerin yaşamlarına anlam ve destek vererek bireyin psikolojik ve fiziksel durumunu olumlu yönde etkilemektedir. Bu etki, grup üyeliklerinin “Sosyal Kür” oluşturduğu görüşüne inancı arttırmaktadır. Sosyal kimliğin her ne kadar biz ve diğerleri bağlamında önyargı, yanlılık yaratması gibi olumsuz yönde etkileri bulunsa da sosyal kür yaklaşımı, sosyal kimliğin fiziksel ve ruhsal iyiliğe sunduğu katkıları öne çıkarmaktadır. Bu çalışma, bir gruba aidiyetten doğan sosyal kimliğin olumsuz etkilerinin ötesinde insanı ve grup yaşantılarını güçlendiren etkisini ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır.

Keywords

Sosyal Kür, Sosyal kimlik, İyi olma

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