On building, defending and regulating the self : a psychological perspective /

This volume pulls together research on several aspects of the self. One set of chapters deals with the importance of building a self based on authenticity and ""Who I really am.""; a second group deals with the ways in which we defend views of the self as positive and powerful; a...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Tesser, Abraham, Wood, Joanne V., Stapel, Diederik A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Psychology Press, 2005
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:This volume pulls together research on several aspects of the self. One set of chapters deals with the importance of building a self based on authenticity and ""Who I really am.""; a second group deals with the ways in which we defend views of the self as positive and powerful; a third group is concerned with multiple aspects of self regulation. Each of the chapters is a well-written, non-technical description of an important, currently active research program
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 294 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:0203998057
9780203998052
9781841694054
1841694053
9786610113668
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9781135423872
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9781135423827
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9781135423865
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9781280113666
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.