Finding value in diversity

A model of group processes is proposed that accords a key role to the verification of people�s self-views (thoughts and feeling about the self). This approach partially incorporates past work on self-categorization (under the rubric of verification of social self-views) and introduces a set of processes (the verification of personal self-views) that is new to the groups literature. Recent conceptual and empirical analyses suggest that the verification of personal self-views represents a novel strategy for finding value in diversity.