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Motivational (con)fusion: Identity fusion does not quell personal self-interest

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 December 2018

Lowell Gaertner Open the ORCID record for Lowell Gaertner [Opens in a new window] ,
Amy Heger  and
Constantine Sedikides
Lowell Gaertner
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996. gaertner@utk.eduaheger@vols.utk.eduhttps://psychology.utk.edu/faculty/gaertner.php
Amy Heger
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996. gaertner@utk.eduaheger@vols.utk.eduhttps://psychology.utk.edu/faculty/gaertner.php
Constantine Sedikides
Affiliation:
Centre for Research on Self and Identity, School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom. cs2@soton.ac.ukhttps://www.southampton.ac.uk/psychology/about/staff/cs2.page
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Abstract

We question whether altruistic motivation links identity fusion and extreme self-sacrifice. We review two lines of research suggesting that the underlying motivation is plausibly egoistic.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 41 , 2018 , e202
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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