It's not about how I act, but who I really am: True self-concept clarity and meaning in life

The aim of this study is to examine meaning in life, satisfaction with life, self-concept and locus of control among teachers by several variables. The research group was composed of 363 teachers (114 [40%] women, 219 [60%] men) working in several districts of İstanbul. The data were collected with Meaning in Life Scale (MLS), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Social Comparison Scale (SCS), and Rotter’s Locus of Control Scale (RLCS). Pearson’s Correlation Analysis, Independent Samples T-Test and Mann Whitney-U and Kruskal-Wallis H test were utilized. A positive relationship was found between experienced meaning in life and satisfaction with life and self-concept while a negative relationship was found between experienced meaning in life and locus of control. Expected meaning in life, satisfaction with life and locus of control were found to differ by gender. It was also determined that expected meaning in life and self-concept differed by marital status.

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A snap of your true self: How self-presentation and temporal affordance influence self-concept on social media

New Media & Society ◽

10.1177/1461444820977199 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 146144482097719

Author(s):

Sukyoung Choi ◽

Dmitri Williams ◽

Hyeok Kim

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Impression Management ◽

Self Concept ◽

True Self ◽

Opposite Pattern ◽

Self Presentation ◽

Rival Theory ◽

Temporal Features ◽

Public Commitment ◽

Concept Change

This study examined how self-presentation on social media influences the way people view themselves. It also examined whether that varies with sites using two temporal features: posts which have a short life (ephemeral) and those which live indefinitely (permanent). Drawing on both the notion of public commitment and self-symbolizing, our experiment provided a critical test of two rival theory-driven hypotheses—one suggesting a greater internalization of presented self on permanent rather than ephemeral social media and the other suggesting the opposite pattern. Supporting the self-symbolizing perspective, those who publicly presented themselves on ephemeral social media internalized their portrayed personality. Also, such a difference in internalization between the two conditions was triggered by an introverted self-presentation. Results suggest that ephemerality enhances self-symbolizing efforts and the subsequent internalization by affording nonstrategic self-presentation and reducing impression management concerns. Implications for understanding self-concept change in social media contexts are discussed.

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Winnicott’s true self/false self concept

Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Knowing and Being Known ◽

10.4324/9780429454295-11 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 101-109

Author(s):

MaryBeth Cresci

Keyword(s):

Self Concept ◽

True Self ◽

False Self

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The Dark Side of the Transformative Self

The Transformative Self ◽

10.1093/oso/9780199970742.003.0015 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 449-491

Author(s):

Jack Bauer

Keyword(s):

Meaning In Life ◽

Moral Virtue ◽

The Self ◽

Dark Side ◽

Search For Meaning ◽

True Self ◽

Master Narratives

The pursuit of growth has a dark side. The person who has a transformative self can too easily strive for growth in ways that are paradoxically counter to eudaimonic growth and that are harmful to the self and others. This chapter explores the dark side of the transformative self in four forms. First, perfectionism in its maladaptive forms involves impossible or otherwise unchecked ideals for perfection. Second, eudaimonic materialism values moral virtue and wisdom but veers toward moralism and intellectual self-adulation. Third, “wanting it all” aims for a well-rounded life but can manifest as a problem of overcommitment, for which cultural master narratives of success place women at particular risk. Fourth, in contrast, a never-ending search for meaning, or “ceaseless seeking,” involves an unrelenting pursuit of an idealistically true self or meaning in life and can manifest as a problem of undercommitment.

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Feeling Like You Know Who You Are: Perceived True Self-Knowledge and Meaning in Life

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin ◽

10.1177/0146167211400424 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 37 (6) ◽

pp. 745-756 ◽

Cited By ~ 112

Author(s):

Rebecca J. Schlegel ◽

Joshua A. Hicks ◽

Laura A. King ◽

Jamie Arndt

Keyword(s):

Meaning In Life ◽

True Self ◽

Self Knowledge

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Gender Differences between Cyberbullying Victimization and Meaning in Life: Roles of Fatalism and Self-Concept Clarity

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/08862605211028285 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 088626052110282

Author(s):

Jingyu Geng ◽

Yuhui Wang ◽

Pengcheng Wang ◽

Pan Zeng ◽

Li Lei

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Meaning In Life ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Self Concept ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Worth Living ◽

School Students ◽

Life Worth Living ◽

Presence Of Meaning ◽

Cyberbullying Victimization

Despite widely linking cyberbullying victimization (CV) to some poorer mental health outcomes, CV also negatively impacts the internal strengths that make life worth living, such as meaning in life, which has received less attention. This study thus aimed to examine the relationship between CV and presence of meaning in life as well as the mediating roles of fatalism and self-concept clarity in this relationship. Gender differences in the mediation model were also examined. A sample of 766 Chinese junior school students ( M = 13.11 years, SD = 1.19 years) completed questionnaires regarding CV, presence of meaning, self-concept clarity, and fatalism. The results revealed that CV was significantly and positively correlated with presence of meaning. Structural equation modeling indicated that self-concept clarity and fatalism completely mediated the link between CV and presence of meaning in parallel and sequential manners. The multigroup analysis further showed that CV was positively related to fatalism only among girls and had a stronger negative association with self-concept clarity for girls compared with boys. Thus, the indirect link between CV and presence of meaning was stronger for girls (versus boys). Findings suggested that CV was associated with poor self-concept clarity, stronger fatalism, and low levels of presence of meaning in life among adolescents, especially for girls. Increasing self-concept clarity and decreasing fatalistic beliefs are thus necessary to help cyberbullying victims to develop meaning in life.

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Stalking the True Self Through the Jungles of Authenticity: Problems, Contradictions, Inconsistencies, Disturbing Findings—and a Possible Way Forward

Review of General Psychology ◽

10.1177/1089268019829472 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 143-154 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Roy F. Baumeister

Keyword(s):

Cultural Orientation ◽

Self Concept ◽

Actual Behavior ◽

Special Issue ◽

True Self ◽

The Social ◽

Successes And Failures

Research on authenticity frequently invokes notions of true self, but is there such thing? The question must be answered twice, given frequent confusion and conflation of self with self-concept. Summarizing and integrating themes from authenticity research as evident in this special issue, I draw these conclusions. True self-concepts are more plausible than genuinely true selves, if the latter are independent entities distinct from actual behavior and experience. Yet rather than a single true self-concept, people have multiple nonfalse ones, none of which is entirely true. Among these, the pragmatically most important is the desired reputation, given the social-cultural orientation of humankind. Desired reputation is more a guide and goal than a reality, but successes and failures at achieving that reputation will produce welcome and unwelcome feelings that are likely reported as feeling authentic and inauthentic (respectively). Understanding authenticity in this way solves some of the perennial problems that beset research and theory on authenticity, especially positive distortion and external rather than internal orientation.

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A Critical Analysis of Interpersonal Communication in Modern Times of the Concept “ Looking Glass Self (1902) ” By Charles Horton Cooley

SEEU Review ◽

10.2478/seeur-2018-0007 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 62-74

Author(s):

Liljana Siljanovska ◽

Stefani Stojcevska

Keyword(s):

Interpersonal Communication ◽

Critical Analysis ◽

Self Concept ◽

True Self ◽

Modern Times ◽

Constant Change ◽

The Subject ◽

The Individual ◽

Historical Methods ◽

Looking Glass

Abstract Influence of other’s assessments on individuals in society and their reaction is an amusing topic, given Cooley’s Looking Glass Self concept concerning this, simultaneously being the subject of this critical analysis. The fact manifesting an opinion that an individual’s true self changes due to other perceptions is often subjected to various critical considerations, creating the impression that in reality the concept is infeasible. The purpose is determining the “hole” in the third component, proving that the true self is occasionally susceptible to constant change, depending on other’s perceptions and the individual himself. Regarding the methodology, several methods were used to prove the critical attitude towards this topic. Applications of comparative analysis, descriptive and historical methods are present. Our result is concluding the individual develops a certain attitude influenced by different experiences, being crucial to whether he will be ready to change his true self or not.

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Pengaruh Kemampuan Membaca Al-Qur’an Dan Konsep Diri Siswa terhadap Hasil Belajar Aqidah Akhlak

EDUKASI Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Agama dan Keagamaan ◽

10.32729/edukasi.v9i1.283 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Munawiroh Munawiroh

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Learning Outcome ◽

Self Concept ◽

Islamic State ◽

True Self ◽

Analysis Technique ◽

Research Outcome ◽

Moral Faith ◽

Academic Year ◽

Track Analysis

AbstractThis research is performed by the student at Grade XI of the Islamic State Senior High School of South Jakarta, in the odd semester for the academic year 2009-2010. The research sample is the student at grade XI at three Islamic State Senior High Schools in South Jakarta. A data collection is performed by a causal survey with lane analysis technique and using a relation test on causative with exploratory, i.e, track analysis. This research outcome explains that; 1) the students who are capable of (understanding or comprehending, rading letters with proper spelling in accordance with principles and able to interpret either in linguistic or psycholinguistic manner) reading Qur’an which is proven to acquire a satisfied score for the lesson of Moral Faith; 2) the students who have well-self concept (skill and capability) is proven to hoghly influence on the learning outcome of the Moral Faith; and 3) the students who are capable of reading the Qur’an well is proven to be highly influenced by a true self-concept of the students. AbstrakPenelitian ini dilakukan pada siswa kelas XI Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Jakarta Selatan, pada semester ganjil tahun ajaran 2009-2010. Sampel penelitian adalah siswa kelas XI di tiga Madrasah Aliyah Negeri di Jakarta Selatan. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan survei kausal dengan teknik analisis jalur dan menggunakan uji hubungan sebab akibat dengan eksploratori, yaitu analisis jalur. Hasil penelitian ini menjelaskan bahwa; 1) siswa yang mampu (mengerti ata memahami, melafalkan huruf-huruf dengan makhraj huruf yang sesuai dengan kaidah-kaidah dan dapat menginterpretasikan baik secara linguistik maupun psykolinguistik) membaca al-Qur’an terbukti memperoleh nilai yang memuaskan pada pelajaran Aqidah Akhlak; 2) siswa yang memiliki konsep diri matang (keteampilan dan kecakapan) terbukti sangat berpengaruh terhadap hasil belajar Aqidah Akhlak; dan 3) siswa yang mampu membaca al-Qur’an dengan baik terbukti sangat dipengaruhi oleh konsep diri siswa yang benar-benar matang.

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