title: A Meta-Analytic Review of Social Identification and Health in Organizational Contexts.
abstract: We provide a meta-analytical review examining two decades of work on the relationship between individuals' social identifications and health in organizations (102 effect sizes, k = 58, N = 19,799). Results reveal a mean-weighted positive association between organizational identification and health ( r = .21, T = .14). Analysis identified a positive relationship for both workgroup ( r = .21) and organizational identification ( r = .21), and in studies using longitudinal/experimental ( r = .13) and cross-sectional designs ( r = .22). The relationship is stronger (a) for indicators of the presence of well-being ( r = .27) than absence of stress ( r = .18), (b) for psychological ( r = .23) than physical health ( r = .16), (c) to the extent that identification is shared among group members, and (d) as the proportion of female participants in a sample decreases. Overall, results indicate that social identifications in organizations are positively associated with health but that there is also substantial variation in effect size strength. We discuss implications for theory and practice and outline a roadmap for future research.
authors.affiliation: 1 The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Niklas K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Steffens
authors.affiliation: 1 The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: S Alexander
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Haslam
authors.affiliation: 2 China Europe International Business School, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Sebastian C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Schuh
authors.affiliation: 1 The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Jolanda
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jetten
authors.affiliation: 3 Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.|4 Work Research Institute (AFI), Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: Rolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: van Dick
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders; D017146:Models, Organizational; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012933:Social Identification
keywords: health; identification; meta-analysis; social identity; well-being