When Multiple Identities Interfere: The Role of Identity Centrality

@article{Settles2004WhenMI,
  title={When Multiple Identities Interfere: The Role of Identity Centrality},
  author={Isis H. Settles},
  journal={Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin},
  year={2004},
  volume={30},
  pages={487 - 500}
}
  • Isis H. Settles
  • Published 1 April 2004
  • Psychology
  • Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
The current study extends research in the area of identity conflict or interference by focusing on a new identity combination, the woman and scientist identities. In addition, it examines the influence of identity centrality, or importance, as a predictor of interference and moderator of the relation between interference and well-being and science performance. Supporting hypotheses, greater identity interference was related to lower levels of performance and well-being. Furthermore, woman… 
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