When our identities are mistaken
Reaffirming self-conceptions through social interaction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6201839 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William B Swann (0000-0002-8698-2994, The University of Texas at Austin), Craig A Hill (0000-0002-8854-1324) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 59-66 |
| Publication date | 1982-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0022-3514.43.1.59 |
| OpenAlex | W2123686220 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 110 |
| References cited | 10 |
Although those who have labored to change self-concepts in naturally occurring situations (jave often experienced difficulty, laboratory investigators have re-ported considerable success in this endeavor. This research sought to reconcile these contradictory findings by examining how people respond behaviorally and psychologically when they receive feedback that disconfirms their self-concep-tions. The results showed that self-discrepant feedback produced changes in self-ratings only when recipients had no opportunity to reject and refute it. If par-ticipants had opportunity to behaviorally discredit discrepant feedback, they did so and subsequently displayed minimal self-rating change. The discussion pro-poses some important differences between transitory fluctuations and enduring changes in self-ratings and suggests some conditions that must be met before lasting self-concept changes will occur. Are peoples ' conceptions of themselves stable and enduring or do they shift mark-edly over time? Depending on who one asks
Developmental psychology · Perception · Self-concept · Self-disclosure · Social group · Social identity theory · Social perception · Social relation · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Psychology · Psychology of Social Influence · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 110 |
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| Citations per year | 2,44 |
| Citation span | 1981 - 2026 (46) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 90 |