Discusses research in social psychology that emphasizes the dynamic nature of the self-
concept and views self-concept as an active, interpretive structure that is continually …

The authors propose an interpersonal social-cognitive theory of the self and personality, the
relational self, in which knowledge about the self is linked with knowledge about significant …

The past ten years have seen an explosion of useful research surrounding human
motivation and emotion; new insights allow researchers to answer the perennial questions …

This innovative text sheds light on how people work--why they sometimes function well and,
at other times, behave in ways that are self-defeating or destructive. The author presents her …

The concept of possible selves is introduced to complement current conceptions of self-
knowledge. Possible selves represent individuals' ideas of what they might become, what …

Publisher Summary This chapter presents an integrated understanding of various
impression formation processes. The chapter introduces a model of impression formation …

A sociocultural approach is used to explore voluntary high-risk consumption. Specifically, we
examine the dynamics of individuals' motives, risk perceptions, and benefit/cost outcomes of …

Abstract 94 college students recorded details of their social comparisons over 2 wks using a
new instrument, the Rochester Social Comparison Record. Major results were (1) …

The authors examined the role of achievement goals, ability, and high school performance
in predicting academic success over students' college careers. First, the authors examined …

The present research explored the nature of automatic associations formed between short-
term motives (temptations) and the overriding goals with which they interfere. Five …