Psychological Perspectives on the Self, Volume 4

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Psychological Perspectives on the Self, Volume 4

the Self in Social Perspective

Psychological testing and measurement Social, group or collective psychology Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality

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Language: English

Published by: Psychology Press

Published on: 25th February 2014

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 2 Mb

ISBN: 9781317782148


Features of the Volume

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

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