self concept and id

Affect

feeling (mood and emotions)

Behavior

action that can be observed or measured

cognition

Thought, belief, interpretation

how you feel about yourself

affect

how you present yourself to others

behavior

how you understand yourself

cognition

People’s ABCs are influenced by

social situations, which can be real or

perceived social situations

Self-concept clarity

the extent to which one’s self-concept is clearly

defined.

Independent self-construal

self-concept that

emphasizes one’s unique traits ( = personal identity)

Interdependent

self-construal: self-concept that

emphasizes one’s embeddedness in social

relationships ( = social identity)

Self-complexity

the extent to which an individual has many different and

independent ways of thinking about oneself

High self-complexity can

buffer against negative events

Self-awareness

the extent to which an individual is currently fixing our

attention on our own self-concept

Independent vs. interdependent self-construal

self-concept that reflects

one’s uniqueness (vs. embeddedness in social relationships)

Core self-concept

self-concept that is clear and important to oneself

Independent self-construal

Give a priority to one’s own

goals over group goals

• Define one’s identity in terms

of personal attributes

• Tend to compete with others

• Predominant in individualistic

cultures (e.g., North America

Interdependent self-construal

• Give a priority to the goals of one’s
group over personal goals
• Define one’s identity in terms of social
identities and group membership.
• Tend to cooperate with others
• Predominant in collectivistic cultures
(e.g., Asia, Central/South America)