ABSTRACT

This text provides an integrative survey of the burgeoning social-psychological literature on the self. By way of an introduction, the authors establish the intellectual climate that gave rise to contemporary perspectives on the self and integrate early and more recent research on the structure of the self. The core of the text surveys the literatu

chapter 1|9 pages

Selfhood

chapter 2|18 pages

The Self-System

chapter 3|23 pages

Identity

chapter 4|25 pages

Self-Concept

chapter 5|19 pages

Self-Esteem

chapter 6|21 pages

Self-Enhancement

chapter 7|16 pages

Other Self-Motives

chapter 8|18 pages

Self-Regulation and Agency