| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (x, 252 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Ego depletion and the self's executive function / Roy F. Baumeister -- Landscapes of self-reflection : mapping the peaks and valleys of personal assessment / Robin R. Vallacher and Andrzej Nowak -- Structural features of the self-concept and adjustment / Jennifer D. Campbell, Sunaina Assanand, and Adam Di Paula -- On the evolutionary functions of the symbolic self : the emergence of self-evaluation motives / Constantine Sedikides and John J. Skowronski -- An update on cognitive dissonance theory, with a focus on the self / Eddie Harmon-Jones -- Outstanding role models : do they inspire or demoralize us? / Penelope Lockwood and Ziva Kunda -- Seeing the self through a partner's eyes : why self-doubts turn into relationship insecurities / Sandra L. Murray and John G. Holmes -- The strategic control of information : impression management and self-presentation in daily life / Barry R. Schlenker and Beth A. Pontari. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Summary |
This book offers a broad, new rendering of developments in a growing area of social psychology--the scientific study of self and identity. In each chapter, scholars describe their work on such topics as self-dynamics, self-structure, impression management, intimate relationships, and the interplay between self-motives and consistency motives. Do individuals with low self-esteem benefit from intimate relationships? What is the relationship between self-knowledge and psychological adjustment? Is self-presentation on special engagements, like first dates and employment interviews, automatic or conscious? When do role models inspire us, and when do they demoralize us? These and other questions are explored in this book. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved). |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Issued By |
Made available through: American Psychological Association's PsyBooks Collection. |
| Note |
GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Self.
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Self -- Social aspects.
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| Added Author |
Tesser, Abraham.
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Felson, Richard B.
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Suls, Jerry M.
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American Psychological Association.
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| Other Form: |
Psychological perspectives on self and identity (print) (DLC) 00021139 |
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