TY - JOUR
T1 - Differentiating selves facilitates group outcomes
AU - Ainsworth, Sarah E.
AU - Baumeister, Roy F.
AU - Vohs, Kathleen D.
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - The target article proposed that differentiation of selves is a crucial moderator of group outcomes, such that differentiation of selves contributes to beneficial outcomes of groups while limiting undesirable outcomes. In this response, we aim to complement the target article by refining and expanding several aspects of the theory. We address our conceptualization of optimal group functioning, clarify the term differentiation of selves, comment on the two-step nature of our model, offer theoretical connections and extensions, and discuss applications and opportunities for future research.
AB - The target article proposed that differentiation of selves is a crucial moderator of group outcomes, such that differentiation of selves contributes to beneficial outcomes of groups while limiting undesirable outcomes. In this response, we aim to complement the target article by refining and expanding several aspects of the theory. We address our conceptualization of optimal group functioning, clarify the term differentiation of selves, comment on the two-step nature of our model, offer theoretical connections and extensions, and discuss applications and opportunities for future research.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0140525X15001697
DO - 10.1017/S0140525X15001697
M3 - Article
C2 - 28355803
AN - SCOPUS:85053491864
SN - 0140-525X
VL - 39
SP - e167
JO - The Behavioral and brain sciences
JF - The Behavioral and brain sciences
ER -