On Building, Defending and Regulating the Self : A Psychological Perspective

by Tesser, Abraham; Wood, Joanne V.; Stapel, Diederik A.

• ISBN13: 9780203998052
• ISBN10: 0203998057
• Copyright: 2004-11-30
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

This volume is about understanding the 'self' from a scientific perspective. This book pulls together, in one place, comprehensive and interesting descriptions of some of the most stimulating, newly emerging research programs on the self.

Table of Contents

About the Editors

Contributors

Introduction: Building, defending and regulating the self: An overview

Building the self: The Ideal, the tauthentic and the open self

The Michelangelo Phenomenon in Close Relationships

From Thought and Experience to Behavior and Interpersonal Relationships: A Multicomponent Conceptualization of Authenticity

Transportation into Narrative Worlds: Implications for the Self

Conflict and Habit: A Social Cognitive neuroscience Approach to the Self

Defending the self

Ideal Agency: The Perception of Self as an Origin of Action

Reflections in Troubled Waters: Narcissism and the Vicissitudes of an Interpersonally Contextualized Self

Nagging Doubts and a Glimmer of Hope: The Role of Implicit Self-Esteem in Self-Image Maintenance

Regulating the self

Approach Avoidance Motivation and Self-Concept Evaluation

Self Conscious Emotion and Self-Regulation

On the Hidden Benefits of State Orientation: Can People Prosper without Efficient Affect Regulation Skills?

The Roles of the Self in Priming-to-Behavior Effects.

Author Index

Subject Index

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