Syndetics cover image
Image from Syndetics

Social Psychology of Self-Referent Behavior [electronic resource] / by Howard B. Kaplan.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1986Edition: 1st ed. 1986Description: XI, 211 p. online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781489922335
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 155 23
LOC classification:
  • BF698-698.9
  • BF697-697.5
Online resources:
Contents:
1 Introduction -- 2 Social Antecedents and Consequences of Self-Referent Cognition -- 3 Social Antecedents and Consequences of Self-Evaluation -- 4 Social Antecedents and Consequences of Self-Feelings -- 5 Nature and Antecedents of Self-Protective-Self-Enhancing Responses -- 6 Toward A General Theory of Self-Referent Behavior -- References -- Author Index.
In: Springer Nature eBookSummary: This book is about human behavior and, more particularly, about a class of human behaviors-those behaviors by people that have themselves as the object of their behaviors. These self-referent behaviors are social in nature in the sense that in large measure, they are the outcomes of pervasive social processes and are themselves major influences on social outcomes. As such, self-referent behaviors have the potential to be sig­ nificant organizing constructs in the study of the broader field of social psychology. In any case, they are regarded here as of intrinsic interest and are the focus of this volume. Four broad categories of self-referent behaviors are considered with regard to their social bases and conse­ quences as these are revealed in the social psychological and sociological literature. With appropriate discriminations made within each group­ ing, the four categories are: self-conceiving, self-evaluating, self-feeling, and self-protective-self-enhancing responses. Following a consideration of the social antecedents and consequences of each category of self­ referent behaviors, I present a final summary statement that outlines a theoretical model of the additive and interactive social influences on and consequences of the mutually influential self-referent behaviors. The outline of the theoretical model reflects my synthesis of the apparently relevant theoretical and empirical literature and is intended to function as a framework for the orderly incorporation of new theoretical asser­ tions and more or less apparently relevant empirical associations.
No physical items for this record

1 Introduction -- 2 Social Antecedents and Consequences of Self-Referent Cognition -- 3 Social Antecedents and Consequences of Self-Evaluation -- 4 Social Antecedents and Consequences of Self-Feelings -- 5 Nature and Antecedents of Self-Protective-Self-Enhancing Responses -- 6 Toward A General Theory of Self-Referent Behavior -- References -- Author Index.

This book is about human behavior and, more particularly, about a class of human behaviors-those behaviors by people that have themselves as the object of their behaviors. These self-referent behaviors are social in nature in the sense that in large measure, they are the outcomes of pervasive social processes and are themselves major influences on social outcomes. As such, self-referent behaviors have the potential to be sig­ nificant organizing constructs in the study of the broader field of social psychology. In any case, they are regarded here as of intrinsic interest and are the focus of this volume. Four broad categories of self-referent behaviors are considered with regard to their social bases and conse­ quences as these are revealed in the social psychological and sociological literature. With appropriate discriminations made within each group­ ing, the four categories are: self-conceiving, self-evaluating, self-feeling, and self-protective-self-enhancing responses. Following a consideration of the social antecedents and consequences of each category of self­ referent behaviors, I present a final summary statement that outlines a theoretical model of the additive and interactive social influences on and consequences of the mutually influential self-referent behaviors. The outline of the theoretical model reflects my synthesis of the apparently relevant theoretical and empirical literature and is intended to function as a framework for the orderly incorporation of new theoretical asser­ tions and more or less apparently relevant empirical associations.

Accessibility summary: This PDF is not accessible. It is based on scanned pages and does not support features such as screen reader compatibility or descriptions for non-text content (e.g., images and graphs). However, it likely supports searchable and selectable text based on OCR (Optical Character Recognition). Users with accessibility needs may not be able to use this content effectively. Please contact us at through this accessibility request webform if you require assistance or an alternative format.

Inaccessible, or known limited accessibility

No reading system accessibility options actively disabled

Publisher contact for further accessibility information: accessibilitysupport@springernature.com

Licensed e-book