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This article offers a novel perspective on self-construal theory. Self-construal concerns how
individuals understand who they are in relation to the broad set of cultural influences in …

Who are you? This is a question that has been posed by people ranging from The Who
(1978) to Inigo Montoya of Westley during their classic left-handed duel in The Princess …

One of the most widely accepted themes in the literature on the self-concept is the idea that
the self-concept is an inherently social construction. This idea is most pronounced in theory …

As the capacity for self-reflection evolved among the prehistoric people from whom modern
human beings descended, they presumably became aware that other individuals did not …

In this chapter, we explore how others affect individual selves and how individual selves
affect others. It is difficult to think about the self without referring to others. People often …

This chapter presents some of the systematic empirical research that has addressed each of
the questions. It attempts to illustrate the diversity of self-concept elements in order to convey …

As American society prepares to participate in the internationalized world of the 21st century,
the first reports suggested there was little to fear. Perhaps it was a small world after all …

Research on self-esteem has had a long, prolific history in psychology. Although several
reasons could be cited for the topic's popularity, the most important, in our view, is that self …

Constantine Sedikides is Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin—
Madison, where he has been since receiving his Ph. D. in social psychology from The Ohio …