It has been argued that the positive effect of a shared social identity on health and well-being critically hinges on the interplay between social identity and social support. This interplay, however, is poorly understood. Building on Haslam et al., we argue that their relationship can be conceptualized as being reciprocal and dynamic with each variable influencing the other. The present study is the first to examine how the reciprocal relationship between social identification and perceived social support unfolds over time. In a sample of university freshmen (N_T1 = 172), we examined this reciprocal relationship in a four-wave survey study spanning over a period of 13 months. In line with Haslam et al., the results revealed a self-reinforcing cycle with social identification at T1 being positively related to perceived social support at T2, which, in turn, was positively related to social identification at T3, which predicted perceived social support at T4. In conclusion, our study advances knowledge regarding the interplay between social identity and social support over time and, hence, contributes to our understanding of the mechanisms underlying the social cure effect.

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随着时间的推移，社会认同和社会支持之间的相互关系：四波纵向研究

有人认为，共享社会身份对健康和福祉的积极影响关键取决于社会身份和社会支持之间的相互作用。然而，人们对这种相互作用知之甚少。在 Haslam 等人的基础上，我们认为他们的关系可以概念化为相互影响和动态的，每个变量都影响另一个。本研究首次检验了社会认同与感知到的社会支持之间的相互关系如何随着时间的推移而展开。在大学新生的样本中（N _T1 = 172)，我们在跨越 13 个月的四波调查研究中检验了这种相互关系。与 Haslam 等人一致，结果揭示了一个自我强化循环，T1 的社会认同与 T2 的感知社会支持正相关，而 T2 又与 T3 的社会认同正相关，后者预测感知的社会支持在 T4。总之，我们的研究推进了关于社会认同和社会支持之间随着时间的相互作用的知识，因此有助于我们理解社会治愈效应的潜在机制。