Research on self and identity has greatly enhanced personality science by directing inquiry more deeply into the person’s conscious mind expansively outward social environments that contextualize individual differences in behavior, thought, feeling. After delineating key concepts offering reasons why psychologists should care about processes, we high...

In this paper, we discuss the Extended Self Hypothesis proposed by Andy Clark and David Chalmers, address objection that extended self lacks stability continuity needed to be considered identical over time. We try show such an is untenable. also view according which another type of self, i.e., narrative can seen as extended, argue not threatened its extension beyond boundaries person’s body. He...

Moral identity has been positively linked to prosocial behaviors and negatively linked to antisocial behaviors; but, the processes by which it is linked to such outcomes are unclear. The purpose of the present study was to examine moral identity not only as a predictor, but also as a moderator of relationships between other predictors (moral disengagement and self-regulation) and youth outcomes...

Does power corrupt a moral identity, or does it enable a moral identity to emerge? Drawing from the power literature, we propose that the psychological experience of power, although often associated with promoting self-interest, is associated with greater self-interest only in the presence of a weak moral identity. Furthermore, we propose that the psychological experience of power is associated...

Inspired by social-cognitive and dialogical theory of identity the research was focused on identity dynamics. It was assumed that there are two basic factors which influence identity organization: first, basic motives underlying identity formations which are: self-esteem, efficacy, continuity, distinctiveness, belonging and meaning (Vignoles et al, 2006); second, dialogical activity as an intri...