Applied PsychologyVolume 58, Issue 1 p. 1-23 Social Identity, Health and Well-Being: An Emerging Agenda for Applied Psychology S. Alexander Haslam, Corresponding Author S. Alexander Haslam University of Exeter, UK * Address for correspondence: Alex Haslam, School of Psychology, The University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QG, UK. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorJolanda Jetten, Jolanda Jetten University of Exeter, UK and University of Queensland, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorTom Postmes, Tom Postmes University of Exeter, UK and University of Groningen, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorCatherine Haslam, Catherine Haslam University of Exeter, UKSearch for more papers by this author S. Alexander Haslam, Corresponding Author S. Alexander Haslam University of Exeter, UK * Address for correspondence: Alex Haslam, School of Psychology, The University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QG, UK. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorJolanda Jetten, Jolanda Jetten University of Exeter, UK and University of Queensland, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorTom Postmes, Tom Postmes University of Exeter, UK and University of Groningen, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorCatherine Haslam, Catherine Haslam University of Exeter, UKSearch for more papers by this author First published: 31 December 2008 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-0597.2008.00379.xCitations: 720 Work on this paper was supported by a grant from the Economic and Social Research Council (RES-062-23-0135) and by funding from the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research. The authors would like to thank Robert Putnam, Jessica Salvatore, and Fabio Sani for comments on previous drafts of this paper. 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