Facing a shared threat transforms individuals into a psychological crowd with emergent shared identity

Evidence

In Gestalt terms, the social “figure and ground” shifts from “me in relation to other individuals” to “us in relation to the emergency”. Thus common fate operates as a form of comparative fit, enhancing perceptions of within-group similarity and clarifying group boundaries (Turner, 1981) in relation to the emergency. It is the basis of emergent shared social identity with others in the same situation. — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 49

Categorization

• XREF: Parallels the self-categorisation/ingroup-formation research agenda (Turner, Reicher, Stott) the reviewer works within; connects to crowd conflict studies where police action widens ingroup boundaries. — connects to: Shared emergent identity from common fate explains collective support amid disasters — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 15; Witnessing identity-mates panic or flee can spread that behaviour through crowds — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 17; A psychological crowd forms from mere co-presence under shared threat. — John Drury and Chris Cocking and Steve Reicher, Everyone for themselves? A comparative…, 104 (+18 more)
• corroborated: 5 independent passages support this claim — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 49

Related

• A psychological crowd forms from mere co-presence under shared threat. (similarity 0.91)
• Common fate shifts self-categorisation from individuals to a group (similarity 0.88)
• Shared fate in danger makes strangers act as one group offering help. (similarity 0.87)
• Shared danger of death heightens unity among strangers in an emergency. (similarity 0.87)
• Shared identity turns crowds from irrational mobs into solidarity-based adaptive resources (similarity 0.87)
• The emergency itself, not an outgroup, can define group boundaries (similarity 0.86)
• Shared identity in crowds produces solidarity and expected mutual support. (similarity 0.86)
• A shared identity can emerge within a crowd only after an emergency begins. (similarity 0.86)
• Shared danger makes people feel close to strangers and motivates mutual help. (similarity 0.86)
• Shared identity with a crowd converts density from threat into safety (similarity 0.86)
• Shared identity can emerge rapidly during, not before, an emergency. (similarity 0.85)
• Shared emergent identity from common fate explains collective support amid disasters (similarity 0.85)
• Shared social identity is the causal variable predicting solidarity among disaster strangers. (similarity 0.85)
• Shared social identity produces adaptive psychosocial resilience that aids group survival in emergencies. (similarity 0.84)
• Crowds turn psychological when members share perceived antagonism. (similarity 0.84)

Broader Connections

• A psychological crowd forms from mere co-presence under shared threat. #expands (0.95) — John Drury and Chris Cocking and Steve Reicher, Everyone for themselves? A comparative…, 104
• Shared identity underpins commoner formation and collective action. #expands (0.85) — Jessica Carrick-Hagenbarth, Institutional Bricolage and Commoning…, 133
• Crowds turn psychological when members share perceived antagonism. #qualifies (0.80) — John Drury and Chris Cocking and Steve Reicher, Everyone for themselves? A comparative…, 16
• Shared social identity produces adaptive psychosocial resilience that aids group survival in emergencies. #expands (0.80) — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 107
• Collective fears can reshape group behavior in ambiguous situations. #expands (0.75) — Cohen, Stanley, Folk devils and moral panics, 647