=+5. Since the publication of the early studies on the benefits of identification with groups (e.g., Jones

& Jetten, 2011), there have been several studies producing similar effects. For example, Greenaway, Haslam, Cruwys, Branscombe & Ysseldyk (2015) showed that identifying strongly with a single social group is related to wellbeing, partly because it increases the feeling that one has control over life events.