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Janelle M. Jones

Researcher at Queen Mary University of London

Publications -  20
Citations -  1434

Janelle M. Jones is an academic researcher from Queen Mary University of London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Identity (social science) & Social identity theory. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 20 publications receiving 1210 citations. Previous affiliations of Janelle M. Jones include York University & University of Queensland.

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How Groups Affect Our Health and Well-Being: The Path from Theory to Policy

TL;DR: In this article, the authors suggest that social groups are important psychological resources that have the capacity to protect health and well-being, but that they are only utilized effectively when individuals perceive they share identity with another individual or group.
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Having a lot of a good thing: multiple important group memberships as a source of self-esteem.

TL;DR: An identity resource model in which personal self-esteem is boosted by membership in additional important social groups is proposed and tested, suggesting that membership in multiple important groups boosts personalSelf-esteem because people take pride in, and derive meaning from, important group memberships.
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Recovering From Strain and Enduring Pain: Multiple Group Memberships Promote Resilience in the Face of Physical Challenges

TL;DR: This article found that belonging to multiple groups was associated with faster heart rate recovery for novice bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton athletes and that the salience of a greater number of group memberships led to greater endurance on a cold-pressor task.
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No country for old men? The role of a ‘Gentlemen's Club’ in promoting social engagement and psychological well-being in residential care

TL;DR: While decreasing well-being tends to be the norm in long-term residential care, building new social group memberships in the form of gender clubs can counteract this decline, particularly among men.