Papers Under-Review and In-Preparation
Kroska, Amy and Benjamin Fields. Forthcoming. “Social Psychology and Gender.” Handbook of Social Psychology, edited by Lisa Slattery Walker and Gretchen Peterson. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Stets, Jan E., Emily Angelo, Benjamin Fields, and Justin Huft. Forthcoming "Identity." The Handbook of Social Psychology: Micro, Meso, and Macro Orientations, edited by Jan E. Stets, Karen A. Hegtvedt, and Long Dean. Springer. In Preparation.
Fields, Benjamin C. "Anti-Semitism and Jewish Identity Verification." In Progress.
Stets, Jan E., Emily Angelo, Benjamin Fields, and Justin Huft. Forthcoming "Identity." The Handbook of Social Psychology: Micro, Meso, and Macro Orientations, edited by Jan E. Stets, Karen A. Hegtvedt, and Long Dean. Springer. In Preparation.
Fields, Benjamin C. "Anti-Semitism and Jewish Identity Verification." In Progress.
Dissertation
In my dissertation, I draw together multiple areas of sociological theory and research to suggest a multi-level model of identity, self-actualization, verification, workplace resources and demands, and job-related burnout. Using a sample of over 400 U.S. academic faculty, I investigate the relationships between the workplace, the self, and burnout. In doing so, I suggest four methods of understanding identity discrepancies: workplace self-actualization through self-meanings; workplace self-actualization through cultural meanings, workplace self-actualization through self and cultural meanings, and workplace identity verification through self-meanings and reflected appraisals.
This research sets forward an agenda for delving deeper into the connections between theories of identity and theories of organizations. By understanding burnout as a phenomenon that encompasses both meanings at the level of the self (micro-level), feelings of commitment and perceptions of the organization (meso-level), and broader institutional meanings and perceptions (macro-level), I begin to bridge divides that have traditionally existed between social psychology and organizational sociology. My future research will look to build on these themes as I look to understand the ways that these different levels of social reality intersect and relate to each other.
This research sets forward an agenda for delving deeper into the connections between theories of identity and theories of organizations. By understanding burnout as a phenomenon that encompasses both meanings at the level of the self (micro-level), feelings of commitment and perceptions of the organization (meso-level), and broader institutional meanings and perceptions (macro-level), I begin to bridge divides that have traditionally existed between social psychology and organizational sociology. My future research will look to build on these themes as I look to understand the ways that these different levels of social reality intersect and relate to each other.
Current and Forthcoming Research Projects
Verification of Negative Identity
This research seeks to understand the emotional outcomes when a negatively evaluated identity is verified.
Student-Athlete Identity and Burnout
In this research, I am collecting longitudinal data of collegiate student-athletes to understand changes in identity meanings, perceptions of coaching and athletic success, and sport burnout.
Identity, Institutional, and Organizational Meanings and the War in Gaza
We use data from a survey of a little over 400 U.S. Jews to understand how attitudes toward Israel and the current War in Gaza are shaped by the affective meanings that individuals hold toward identities, institutions, and organizations.
This research seeks to understand the emotional outcomes when a negatively evaluated identity is verified.
Student-Athlete Identity and Burnout
In this research, I am collecting longitudinal data of collegiate student-athletes to understand changes in identity meanings, perceptions of coaching and athletic success, and sport burnout.
Identity, Institutional, and Organizational Meanings and the War in Gaza
We use data from a survey of a little over 400 U.S. Jews to understand how attitudes toward Israel and the current War in Gaza are shaped by the affective meanings that individuals hold toward identities, institutions, and organizations.
