• People's desired self-esteem (SE) often differs from their actual SE. • When actual SE and desired SE are incongruent, self-clarity is reduced. • High SE is often desired, so low SE is associated with larger discrepancies. • Discrepancies help explain relationship between SE and clarity. a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f o In this research, we examined a novel predictor of clarity in one's ...

BACKGROUND Self-Concept Clarity (SCC) describes the extent to which the schemas of the self are internally integrated, well defined, and temporally stable. This article presents a theoretical model that describes how different shapes of SCC change (especially stable increase and "V" shape) observed in the course of psychotherapy are related to the therapy outcome. Linking the concept of Jean Pi...

The study addresses cultural and person-level factors contributing to emerging adult's use of memory to serve adaptive functions. The focus is on three functions: self-continuity, social-bonding and directing-behaviour. Taiwanese (N = 85, 52 women) and American (N = 95, 51 women) emerging adults completed the Thinking about Life Experiences scale, and measures of trait personality, self-concept...

Self-presentation, a central element of young people's identity development, now extends from face-to-face contexts to social networking sites. Online self-presentation may change when youth transition to college, faced with the need to reclaim or redefine themselves in the new environment. Drawing on theories of self-presentation and self development, this study explores changes in youth's onl...

Several studies have suggested that momentary self-concept clarity (SCC) levels are important for emotion regulation and self-control processes, but these used unvalidated measures of SCC. Here, we report on the development preliminary validation a brief self-report scale, Momentary Self-Concept Clarity Scale (M-SCCS). One hundred twenty-two adults completed SCC items 6-7 times per day two week...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Cognitive behavioural models of eating disorders highlight low self-esteem as a maintaining factor. This study explored the impact of positive and negative self-imagery on aspects of the working self (implicit and explicit self-esteem and self-concept clarity) in individuals with high body dissatisfaction (an important aspect of eating disorders). The impact of these i...