Honor Values as Identity Content: Evidence From a Three-Wave Longitudinal Study

Travaglino, Giovanni A.; Friehs, Maria-Therese; Kotzur, Patrick Ferdinand; Abrams, Dominic

Abstract

Reputation refers to the set of judgments a community makes about its members. In cultures of honor, reputation constitutes one of the most pressing concerns of individuals. Reputational concerns are intimately intertwined with people’s social identities. However, research has yet to address the question of how honor-related reputational concerns are structured at the within-person level vis-à-vis individuals’ identification with relevant group memberships. The present longitudinal study investigated the association between social identification and reputational concerns in southern Italy (N1st-wave = 1,173), a little-studied culture of honor. Specifically, using a random intercept cross-lagged panel model, we tested whether reputational concerns predict, are predicted by, or are bidirectionally linked to individuals’ identification with their region, a group membership relevant for the endorsement of honor. Findings revealed a positive association at the within-person level between group identification and subsequent honor-related concerns. Longitudinal paths from reputational concerns to identification were not significant. Implications of the findings and directions for future research are discussed.

Citation

Travaglino, G. A., Friehs, M., Kotzur, P. F., & Abrams, D. (2024). Honor Values as Identity Content: Evidence From a Three-Wave Longitudinal Study. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 55(3), 278-291. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220221241230959

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 21, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Feb 22, 2024
• Publication Date: 2024-04
• Deposit Date: Mar 1, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 1, 2024
• Journal: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
• Print ISSN: 0022-0221
• Electronic ISSN: 1552-5422
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 55
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 278-291
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/00220221241230959
• Keywords: honor values, regional identification, social identity, reputation, cultures of honor
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2291865