Exploring the Stepwise Process and Consequences of Identity Fusion in Different Groups: An ABM

Mijke van den Hurk*, Mark Dechesne, Frank Dignum

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Abstract

In this paper we discuss the implementation and simulation of an agent-based model on identity fusion (IF), which is considered as a state in which agents have a single social identity from which they can satisfy their social needs. IF is the result of a dynamic step-by-step process with interaction between individual social needs and group characteristics. Consequently, fused agents have no alternative groups and can only satisfy their social needs by adapting to the behaviour of one single group. The simulation shows that long term fusion happens in groups requiring actions with high intensity, driven by agents with a high need for significance and belonging. Agents with different need urgency become locked-in in those groups and thus fused, without alternatives for need satisfaction.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Social Simulation - Proceedings of the 18th Social Simulation Conference, 2023
EditorsCorinna Elsenbroich, Harko Verhagen
PublisherSpringer
Pages397-410
Number of pages14
ISBN (Print)9783031577840
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jul 2024
Event18th Social Simulation Conference, SSC23 - Glasgow, United Kingdom
Duration: 4 Sept 20238 Sept 2023

Publication series

NameSpringer Proceedings in Complexity
ISSN (Print)2213-8684
ISSN (Electronic)2213-8692

Conference

Conference18th Social Simulation Conference, SSC23
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityGlasgow
Period4/09/238/09/23

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.

Keywords

  • ABM
  • Identity fusion
  • Social identity
  • Social needs

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