Interpersonal Outcomes of Religious Identity Management at Work
通过两项互补实验，研究了工作中从隐藏到公开宗教身份的行为如何影响人际反应，发现公开宗教身份能改善跨宗教群体的人际关系，其机制是增强了真实感。
Abstract Despite potential positive intra personal outcomes of expressing important aspects of identity, people fear its negative inter personal consequences. Two complementary studies with triangulating methodologies explore the interpersonal implications of a full range of religious identity management behaviours, from concealing to ardently revealing religion in the workplace. A field experiment manipulating religion and identity management behaviours demonstrated that ardently revealing a religious affiliation improved interpersonal reactions across religious groups. A complementary virtual experiment suggested that the effects of revealing behaviours (whether in relation to one’s religion or another social identity group) on interpersonal reactions were explained by enhanced perceptions of authenticity. Together, these findings provide robust evidence that being open about social group memberships can result in positive interpersonal experiences.