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<p>Two studies set against the complex sociopolitical backdrop of the Greek Financial Crisis (2009-2018) examined the role played by media narratives as intragroup communication within Greek society in framing social identity uncertainty and the desired position of the country in the wider intergroup (European) context. The extent of identity-uncertainty produced by the media regarding Greek national identity, future, and relations with the EU was measured in Study 1 (<italic>N</italic> = 298) and manipulated in Study 2 (<italic>N</italic> = 293). Study 1 found that exposure to ideologically discordant media messages heightened uncertainty about national identity among right- and left-leaning Greeks. Study 2 found that the type of media chosen (systemic vs. anti-systemic) mediated Greek nationalists’ positions on Grexit, especially under heightened identity-uncertainty. Implications of the role of the media as influential ingroup sources in providing valuable social identity information, especially during a crisis, are discussed.</p>
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Two studies set against the complex sociopolitical backdrop of the Greek Financial Crisis (2009-2018) examined the role played by media narratives as intragroup communication within Greek society in framing social identity uncertainty and the desired position of the country in the wider intergroup (European) context. The extent of identity-uncertainty produced by the media regarding Greek national identity, future, and relations with the EU was measured in Study 1 (N = 298) and manipulated in Study 2 (N = 293). Study 1 found that exposure to ideologically discordant media messages heightened uncertainty about national identity among right- and left-leaning Greeks. Study 2 found that the type of media chosen (systemic vs. anti-systemic) mediated Greek nationalists’ positions on Grexit, especially under heightened identity-uncertainty. Implications of the role of the media as influential ingroup sources in providing valuable social identity information, especially during a crisis, are discussed.

Social identity uncertainty during the Greek financial crisis: The role of media narratives

Department of Journalism and Mass Media Communication

Psychology of Language and Communication

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Two studies set against the complex sociopolitical backdrop of the Greek Financial Crisis (2009-2018) examined the role played by media narratives as...

Social identity uncertainty during the Greek financial crisis: The role of media narratives

Published Online: Mar 21, 2023

Page range: 84 - 106

DOI: https://doi.org/10.58734/plc-2023-0005

Keywords
intergroup communication, identity-uncertainty, media narratives, intragroup communication, political attitudes

© 2023 Sucharita Belavadi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Social identity uncertainty during the Greek financial crisis: The role of media narratives

Published Online: Mar 21, 2023

Page range: 84 - 106

DOI: https://doi.org/10.58734/plc-2023-0005

Keywordsintergroup communication, identity-uncertainty, media narratives, intragroup communication, political attitudes

© 2023 Sucharita Belavadi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
intergroup communication, identity-uncertainty, media narratives, intragroup communication, political attitudes