Think Twice before You Post: The Impact of Online Self-Presentation on the Self-Concept

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guido Lang
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
The Impact

The Culturally Situated Self

2019 ◽  
pp. 538-585
Author(s):  
Amir Rosenmann ◽  
Jenny Kurman
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
Cultural Variations ◽  
Cultural Research ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Cross Cultural Research ◽  
Psychological Inquiry ◽  
The Impact

The impact of culture on the self, the most fundamental unit of psychological inquiry, has captivated scholarly interest for decades. In this chapter, the authors review strands from this prolific body of cross-cultural research, sampled along several lines. They plot a rough trajectory from the early discussions of cultural forms of self-construal to emergent research in online presentation and consumer selfhood. They then illustrate culture’s profound effects on the cognitive, affective, and behavioral facets of the self by reviewing cultural variations in individuals’ self-concept, self-regard, and self-presentation. This cultural divergence notwithstanding, they argue for the universality of basic self-processes. Specifically, the authors claim that the need for positive self-regard and the motivation for self-enhancement exist in all cultural contexts, even as their cultural manifestations radically differ. The chapter concludes with an exploration of self-psychology in the current globalizing age, where cultures around the world are reformatted as consumer cultures.

Badea et al 2019 IJIR - Threat to national identity continuity

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constantina Badea ◽  
Michael Bender ◽  
Helene Korda
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Identity Group ◽  
Majority Group ◽  
Muslim Immigrants ◽  
Identity Continuity ◽  
Group Members ◽  
The Impact

European majority group members increasingly perceive threats to national continuity, which in turn leads to defensive reactions, including prejudice against Muslim immigrants. However, according to self-affirmation theory, individuals can respond in a less defensive manner if they have affirmed positive aspects of their self-concept (self-affirmation) or their social identity (group-affirmation). In the present research, we test the potential of affirmation procedures as tools for reducing prejudice towards Muslim immigrants when national continuity is threatened. We examine the impact of personal vs. normative attachment to Christian roots of national identity on the efficacy of affirmation procedures, and the congruence between the threatened and the affirmed domains of the self. Results show that group-affirmation reduced opposition to Muslims’ rights amongst participants personally attached to the idea that national continuity is based on Christian roots. The discussion stresses the importance of non-congruence between the threatened domain of the self and the affirmed domain for the design of affirmation procedures.

scholarly journals Self-concept of adolescents with visual impairments

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 160-167
Author(s):  
Ifigeneia Manitsa ◽  
Fiona Barlow-Brown ◽  
Evanthia Lyons
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Cognitive Theories ◽  
The Impact ◽  
A Current

An account is given of a current research project which is examining the impact of social inclusion on the self-concept of adolescents with visual impairments and the way this differs from their typically developing sighted peers. The study considers developmental and cognitive theories which are used to explain the development of self-concept in typical and atypical adolescents and the impact of social inclusion on this particular aspect of mental health.

How e-readers have changed personal connections with books

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 433-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seth Ketron ◽  
Kelly Naletelich
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Extended Self ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Printed Books ◽  
Prior Literature ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Concept Theory ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Although the functional benefits of e-books have been discussed in the emerging literature on the e-reader platform, the hedonic/emotional aspects of e-book usage have not been explored. This study aims to explore the impact that e-readers have on consumers’ connections with books. Relying on self-concept theory and possessions as the extended self, the authors address the following two questions: What are the hedonic differences between e-books and printed books, and, if the functional benefits of e-books are so compelling, then why do some people still use printed books? Design/methodology/approach The researchers pursue a qualitative design through the use of semi-structured interviews, with a combination of base questions and follow-up questions tailored to the individual respondent. Findings The results reveal six primary themes: convenience, change, community, collection, connection and children. Within each, functional benefits are identified, confirming prior literature on these benefits, and hedonic/emotional themes emerge, revealing that e-readers are capable of changing consumers’ connections with books. Namely, while e-books offer functional benefits over printed books, consumers feel less connected to books read using an e-reader platform and prefer to purchase the printed versions of books that hold special meanings for them. These findings align with self-concept theory and indicate that printed books are an extension of the self, one that cannot be completely replaced by e-books. Originality/value This research adds to the emerging literature on e-books by demonstrating that e-readers have emotional implications for consumers as components of the self-concept/extended self. Prior literature has focused solely on the functional benefits associated with e-books but has not directly addressed the role of books in the self-concept.

The Self Concept and its Relation with Psychological Adaptaion in the Delinquent Juvenile who are Registered in the Ministry of Social Development

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 96-119
Author(s):  
Salim Odeh ◽  
Iyad Abu Bakr
Keyword(s):  
Social Development ◽  
Family Income ◽  
High Income ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Juvenile Sample ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Impact

This study is aimed to identify the self-concept and its relation with psychological adaption in the delinquent juvenile, who are registered in the ministry of social development, and the impact of some demographical variants (age, and monthly income), on the self-conception and psychological adaption on them, from the delinquent juvenile who are registered in the ministry of social development point of view، in Ramallah and Tubas governorates. The study sample consists of all juvenile who are registered in the ministry of social development in 2016, whose number is 2460 delinquent juvenile, among them a clustered and Random sample which has been chosen from Ramallah and Tubas and consist of 334 delinquent juvenile. The researchers has used the descriptive method, due to its suitable way to the study using the tools which has been developed by the researcher, they are; The self-concept and the psychological self-adaption, and after the collection of data it was analysed, and the result is as follow: The self-conception of the delinquent juvenile who are registered in the ministry of social development was moderate on the total level of self-concept. The study indicates that the level of psychological adaption of the delinquent juvenile who are registered in the ministry of social development was moderate. The results show a positive conected relation with statistical indication between the self-concept and the psychological adaption, which means the increase in self-concept results an increase in the psychological adaption in the delinquent juvenile, although relation level between self-conception and psychological adaption equal 53.3%.  The study results show statistical differences between the delinquent juvenile sample members who are registered in the ministry of social development, in relation to self-concept by age, the differences average were tended to favour age group between 15-18 years old.  The study results show that there is a statistical differences among the study members who are registered in the ministry of social development in the fields of ( self-concept and psychological adaption) in relation to the family income, the study results show that the differences in relation to family income were in favour of the family with high income, which means that as much the income increases the self-concept increases in the delinquent juvenile,  in addition to that the increase of income will increase the psychological adaption in the delinquent juvenile in both fields (self-conception and the self-adaption) were in favour of the family with high income more than that of law income .

Paranoid Schizophrenia and Projective Distortion - an Evaluation of Self-concept Disturbance in Paranoid Schizophrenics and Projective Distortion in the Family

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
G. Canta
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Mental Representations ◽  
Paranoid Schizophrenia ◽  
The Self ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Family Interactions ◽  
Grounded Theory Method ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Impact

The research main goal is to study patients diagnosed with Paranoid Schizophrenia, more specifically the impact of projective distortion in the self description, and the self-concept disturbance, personality traits and family dynamics, also evaluating the influence of mental representations from both the patient and parents.It is essential to describe the semiology and phenomenology of Paranoid Schizophrenia in adults, the mental representations of these patients and their family psychodynamics. Special attention will be given to self-concept and the representation of family interactions, which several investigations mention as very relevant in Schizophrenia.Projective Distortion is considered to be the result of the interplay of defence mechanisms inside family relationships, conceptualized as an interactional and interpersonal phenomenon.Although there are some studies on the disturbances of self-concept in patients with Paranoid Schizophrenia, it has not been usual to simultaneously analyse both the Projective Distortion operating in the family and its impact on the patient mental representations, something that can be very relevant to therapeutic interventions.There will be presented 5 case studies, using interviews with patients diagnosed with Paranoid Schizophrenia and their parents. These interviews will be conducted and analyzed using the Grounded Theory Method. That analysis aims to isolate significant conceptual categories, and to build a theoretical model which allows the understanding of Projective Distortion.

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