Flood survivors’ shared identity predicts their well-being through expected support months later

Evidence

One example comes from our research in the city of York, UK, which flooded in December 2014–January 2015. The onset of the flood was characterised by a strong community response, with people often with no previous affiliation coming together to provide others with practical, informational, and emotional support (Ntontis, 2018; Ntontis et al., 2018). In a series of surveys conducted 8, 15, and 21 months after the floods, we found social identity processes operating in the long-term aftermath. Common fate predicted shared social identity, which in turn became the basis for people expecting more support from, and feeling that they shared goals with, other group members. Higher levels of expected support and shared goals in turn predicted increased well-being and collective efficacy (Ntontis et al., 2021). — John Drury and Evangelos Ntontis, A SOCIAL IDENTITY MODEL OF COLLECTIVE…, 34

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — John Drury and Evangelos Ntontis, A SOCIAL IDENTITY MODEL OF COLLECTIVE…, 34
• XREF: connects to: Shared emergent identity from common fate explains collective support amid disasters — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 15; Shared social identity produces adaptive psychosocial resilience that aids group survival in emergencies. — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 107; Disaster survivors who feel shared fate identify socially and give emotional support — John Drury and Rupert Brown and Roberto González and Daniel Miranda, Emergent social identity and observing…, 73 (+4 more)

Related

• Disaster survivors who feel shared fate identify socially and give emotional support (similarity 0.91)
• Shared emergent identity from common fate explains collective support amid disasters (similarity 0.88)
• Expecting support from fellow survivors enables coordinated collective action. (similarity 0.85)
• Post-disaster solidarity toward strangers stems from emergent shared social identity, not prior personal ties. (similarity 0.84)
• Shared social identity produces adaptive psychosocial resilience that aids group survival in emergencies. (similarity 0.84)
• Shared identity can be an outcome of mutual aid, not only its cause (similarity 0.84)
• Collectively experienced trauma makes victims identify as one group, motivating help (similarity 0.83)
• Shared social identity is the causal variable predicting solidarity among disaster strangers. (similarity 0.83)
• Observing others act together drives disaster solidarity more than identification (similarity 0.83)
• Shared identity that enables crowd helping often emerges during an emergency rather than pre-existing. (similarity 0.83)
• People act together because shared identity lets each expect others will join (similarity 0.83)
• Shared identity can emerge rapidly during, not before, an emergency. (similarity 0.82)
• Survivors who experienced unity in an emergency also helped others. (similarity 0.82)
• Shared fate in danger makes strangers act as one group offering help. (similarity 0.81)
• Emergency responders should deliberately cultivate shared identity with survivors. (similarity 0.81)

Broader Connections

• Shared identity generates expectations of support and trust among group members #expands (0.90) — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 16
• Shared social identity is the causal variable predicting solidarity among disaster strangers. #corroborates (0.85) — John Drury and Evangelos Ntontis, A SOCIAL IDENTITY MODEL OF COLLECTIVE…, 26
• Observing others act together drives disaster solidarity more than identification #contradicts (0.80) — John Drury and Rupert Brown and Roberto González and Daniel Miranda, Emergent social identity and observing…, 111