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Individual-level solutions may support system-level change â if they are internalized as part of one's social identity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 August 2023

Lina Koppel Open the ORCID record for Lina Koppel [Opens in a new window] ,
Claire E. Robertson ,
Kimberly C. Doell ,
Ali M. Javeed ,
Jesper Rasmussen ,
Steve Rathje ,
Madalina Vlasceanu  and
Jay J. Van Bavel
Lina Koppel
Affiliation:
Department of Management and Engineering, Division of Economics, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden lina.koppel@liu.se Department of Psychology, New York University, New York, NY, USA cer493@nyu.edu ali.javeed@nyu.edu; www.alijaveed.com srathje@alumni.stanford.edu; https://stevenrathje.com/ vlasceanu@nyu.edu; https://www.mvlasceanu.com/
Claire E. Robertson
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, New York University, New York, NY, USA cer493@nyu.edu ali.javeed@nyu.edu; www.alijaveed.com srathje@alumni.stanford.edu; https://stevenrathje.com/ vlasceanu@nyu.edu; https://www.mvlasceanu.com/
Kimberly C. Doell
Affiliation:
Department of Cognition, Emotion, and Methods in Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria kimberlycdoell@gmail.com; http://www.kimdoell.com
Ali M. Javeed
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, New York University, New York, NY, USA cer493@nyu.edu ali.javeed@nyu.edu; www.alijaveed.com srathje@alumni.stanford.edu; https://stevenrathje.com/ vlasceanu@nyu.edu; https://www.mvlasceanu.com/
Jesper Rasmussen
Affiliation:
Department of Political Science, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark jr@ps.au.dk; https://jesper-rasmussen.github.io/
Steve Rathje
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, New York University, New York, NY, USA cer493@nyu.edu ali.javeed@nyu.edu; www.alijaveed.com srathje@alumni.stanford.edu; https://stevenrathje.com/ vlasceanu@nyu.edu; https://www.mvlasceanu.com/
Madalina Vlasceanu
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, New York University, New York, NY, USA cer493@nyu.edu ali.javeed@nyu.edu; www.alijaveed.com srathje@alumni.stanford.edu; https://stevenrathje.com/ vlasceanu@nyu.edu; https://www.mvlasceanu.com/
Jay J. Van Bavel
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, New York University, New York, NY, USA cer493@nyu.edu ali.javeed@nyu.edu; www.alijaveed.com srathje@alumni.stanford.edu; https://stevenrathje.com/ vlasceanu@nyu.edu; https://www.mvlasceanu.com/ Center for Neural Science, New York University, New York, NY, USA jay.vanbavel@nyu.edu; www.jayvanbavel.com Department of Strategy and Management, Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen, Norway
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Abstract

System-level change is crucial for solving society's most pressing problems. However, individual-level interventions may be useful for creating behavioral change before system-level change is in place and for increasing necessary public support for system-level solutions. Participating in individual-level solutions may increase support for system-level solutions – especially if the individual-level solutions are internalized as part of one's social identity.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e165
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