An Exploration of Personal Assumptions About Self-Construction and Self-Discovery

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ID7802239
AuthorsMichael D Berzonsky (0000-0002-2652-174X, SUNY Cortland, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume16
Issue4
Pages267-281
Publication date2016-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueIdentity (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1528-3488 • E-ISSN: 1532-706X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15283488.2016.1229609
OpenAlexW2542192928
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited35

The present research explored the role personal assumptions about self-construction and self-discovery play in how meaningful and purposive people perceive their identity commitments and lives to be. In two studies, endorsement of self-constructivist assumptions was positively associated with life meaning, purposive identity commitments, and self-regulation. In Study 1, self-discovery assumptions were positively correlated with purposive identity commitments and intuitive processing, but only after the effects associated with self-constructive assumptions were controlled. These findings, however, were not replicated in Study 2. The results are discussed in terms of the role that personal assumptions and self-theories may play in identity formation. The need to examine other self-assumptions that people may hold is considered

Data science · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Computer Science · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Mental Health Research Topics · Psychology

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