Maintaining One's Self-Image Vis-à-Vis Others: The Role of Self-Affirmation in the Social Evaluation of the Self

By S. Spencer, S. Fein, Christine D. Lomore. 2001

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Subfields: Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Developing and Testing a Self-affirmation Manipulation (2009, methodology): “Although the AVL scales have been used successfully in a number of experimental settings (e.g., Sherman et al., 2000; Spencer et al., 2001), it is not always feasible to establish participants’ core values and assign each a specific subscale (as, for instance, when running large numbers of…”
The Psychology of Self‐defense: Self‐Affirmation Theory (2006, background): “…find that aYrmation of important values has no eVect on self‐reported mood (Fein & Spencer, 1997; Schmeichel & Martens, 2005; Sherman et al., 2000; Spencer et al., 2001) and that manipulations of mood fail to produce the same eVects as self‐aYrmations (e.g., Steele et al., 1993; but see…”
Buying science and selling science: gender differences in the market for commercial science (2007, background): “This can lead to less assertiveness, less demand for rewards (Major 1989), and lower actual performance independent of ability (Spencer et al. 2001).”
Boosting Attachment Security to Promote Mental Health, Prosocial Values, and Inter-Group Tolerance (2007, background): “This is, we believe, why self-affirmation manipulations work in adulthood, especially for people who feel threatened or are low in self-esteem or plagued by attachment anxiety (eg, Correll, Spencer, & Zanna, 2004 ; Spencer, Fein, & Lomore, 2001 ).”
Experimental manipulations of self-affirmation: A systematic review (2006, methodology): “Three studies selected participants based on self-esteem scores (Schimel et al., 2004, study 2; Spencer et al., 2001, study 2; Wood et al., 1999, study 3), and one study measured self-esteem and categorized participants based on scores (Gramzow & Gaertner, 2005, study 3).”