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... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > group dynamics > identity and self > identity control theory
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > group dynamics > theory (group processes) > identity control theory
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identity control theory  

Definition

  • Identity control theory (ICT) focuses on the nature of people's identities (who people are) and the relationship of these identities to people's behavior. It also focuses on how people's behavior is an outcome of the meanings people attach to the world around them. [Source: Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations; Identity Control Theory]

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