The Self in Social PerspectiveJerry M. Suls The primary aim of this volume is to present the most recent advances in the psychological study of the self with a special emphasis on the factors that contribute to self-concept and self-esteem. This volume offers the following features: * state-of-the-art testimonies of important new research programs on the self * valuable reviews and literature on measurement of self-concept * analysis of sociocultural influences on self -- an understudied topic until recently * new theory on the origins of self-enhancement |
Contents
Feeling is Believing | 27 |
Theory Measurement and Research | 59 |
The Self and Definitions of Social Concepts | 99 |
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Psychological Perspectives on the Self, Volume 4: The Self in Social Perspective Jerry Suls No preview available - 2016 |
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academic achievement academic self-concept analysis assessment attributes Baumeister behavior beliefs BFLPE Brown cognitive components concept construct correlations cultural Daphna Oyserman dimensions Dunning Educational Psychology effect esteem evaluations example Experimental Social Psychology factors false consensus effect favorable feedback feelings of self-worth Felson Gecas global self-esteem goals Hillsdale HSE subjects I/E model identity importance impression management individual accuracy individuals ingroup interaction interpersonal intrapersonal projects intrapsychic Journal of Personality judgments Leary Markus Marsh Math self-concept measures motivation negative NEO-PI one's outcomes parents particular perceived perception performance personal projects Personality and Social personality psychology perspective positive presented project dimensions prototypes ratings relevant responses role Schlenker school-average ability scores self-appraisals self-efficacy self-enhancement self-evaluation self-expressive self-identity self-presentation self-relevant Shavelson social comparison Social comparison theory sociocultural context specific domains standards studies success suggests Suls target tend theory tion trait definitions York