Building, Defending, And Regulating The Self: Psychological

Description: This volume is about understanding the 'self' from a scientific perspective. The self is a well-established research area in a variety of disciplines including clinical psychology, communication, developmental psychology, social psychology and sociology. This book pulls together, in one place, comprehensive and interesting descriptions of some of the most stimulating, newly emerging research programs on the self. Each chapter, by a leading authority in the field, describes a unique research program, based on solid empirical research. Contributing authors include a mix between established names and emerging researchers whose mark on the field will grow in years to come. Table of Contents: 'A. Tesser, J.V. Wood, D.A. Stapel, 'Introduction: Building, Defending and Regulating the Self: An Overview. Part 1: Building the Self: The Ideal, the Authentic and the Open Self. 'C.E. Rusbult, M. Kumashiro, S.L. Stocker, S.T. Wolf, 'The Michelangelo Phenomenon in Close Relationships. 'M.H. Kernis, B.M. Goldman,' From Thought and Experience to Behavior and Interpersonal Relationships: A Multicomponent Conceptualization of Authenticity. 'M.C. Green,' Transportation into Narrative Worlds: Implications for the Self. 'M.D. Lieberman, N.I. Eisenberger,' Conflict and Habit: A Social Cognitive Neuroscience Approach to the Self. Part 2: Defending the Self. 'J. Preston, D.M. Wegner,' Ideal Agency: The Perception of Self as an Origin of Action. 'F. Rhodewalt, C.C. Morf, 'Reflections in Troubled Waters: Narcissism and the Vicissitudes of an Interpersonally Contextualized Self. 'S.J. Spencer, C.H. Jordan, C.E.R. Logel, M.P. Zanna,' Nagging Doubts and a Glimmer of Hope: The Role of Implicit Self-esteem in Self-image Maintenance. Part 3: Regulating the Self. 'A.J. Elliot, R.R. Mapes,' Approach Avoidance Motivation and Self-concept Evaluation. 'D. Keltner, J.S. Beer,' Self-conscious Emotion and Self-regulation. 'S.L. Koole, J. Kuhl, N. Jostmann, K.D. Vohs,' On the Hidden Benefits of State Orientation: Can People Prosper without Efficient Affect Regulation Skills? 'S.C. Wheeler, K.G. DeMarree, R.E. Petty,' The Roles of the Self in Priming-to-behavior Effects.