The Multiply Motivated Self

1995/12/01 by Constantine Sedikides, Michael Strube · 2 citations
Psychology · #Personality Traits and Psychology #Psychological Testing and Assessment #Education, Achievement, and Giftedness #Psychology #Social psychology

paper · doi:10.1177/01461672952112010

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Abstract

Research on self evaluation revolves around four major themes: How many motives guide self-evaluation, in what circumstances does each motive become activated, are motives differentially prevalent in different people, and how can research on the self-evaluation motives become integrated? The discussion is structured on the basis of these four themes.

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