Individual self > relational self > collective self-But why? Processes driving the self-hierarchy in self- and person perception

Nehrlich AD, Gebauer JE, Sedikides C, Abele-Brehm A (2019)


Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2019

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Book Volume: 87

Pages Range: 212-230

Journal Issue: 2

DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12384

Abstract

Objective: The self has three parts: individual, relational, and collective. Typically, people personally value their individual self most, their relational self less, and their collective self least. This self-hierarchy is consequential, but underlying processes have remained unknown. Here, we propose two process accounts. The content account draws upon selves' agentic-communal content, explaining why the individual self is preferred most. The teleology account draws upon selves' instrumentality for becoming one's personal ideal, explaining why the collective self is preferred least.

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APA:

Nehrlich, A.D., Gebauer, J.E., Sedikides, C., & Abele-Brehm, A. (2019). Individual self > relational self > collective self-But why? Processes driving the self-hierarchy in self- and person perception. Journal of Personality, 87(2), 212-230. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12384

MLA:

Nehrlich, Andreas D., et al. "Individual self > relational self > collective self-But why? Processes driving the self-hierarchy in self- and person perception." Journal of Personality 87.2 (2019): 212-230.

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