Further Test of the Relationship between Satisfaction and Perceived Self-Environment Similarity

1968 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 835-838 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence A. Pervin ◽  
Stephen H. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Differential ◽  
The Self ◽  
Environment Interaction ◽  
Transactional Analysis ◽  
Ideal Self ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Interaction Research

A test of the hypothesis that satisfaction with one's environment is related to perceived self-environment similarity and to the utility of TAPE (Transactional Analysis of Personality and Environment), based on the semantic differential. 169 Ss rated the concepts Self, Ideal Self and My Club on 52 polar adjective scales. Perceived self-club environment similarity was found to be related to ratings of satisfaction with a club environment on two different forms of TAPE. The relationship between similarity and satisfaction varied for different types of club satisfaction and did not appear to reflect satisfaction with the self. It was suggested that the semantic differential is a useful tool for individual-environment interaction research but further research with it would be more effective if relationships, in terms of distance and direction, of ratings for concepts such as Self, Ideal Self and Environment, were available.

scholarly journals Post-Traumatic Growth in Cancer Survivors: Narrative Markers and Functions of The Experience's Transformation

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Luisa Martino ◽  
Maria Francesca Freda
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
The Self ◽  
Traumatic Experience ◽  
Post Traumatic Growth ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Transformative Function ◽  
The Relationship

The concept that a traumatic experience, such as a cancer, can lead to a positive change and transformation of self, life and relationships was named as post-traumatic growth (PTG). A large amount of research measured PTG in cancer survivors arguing an interpretation of the construct as an outcome. Recently, qualitative research shows different types of narrative of PTG, but the narrative markers and their functions of transformation remain still unclear. Within a mixed-method, we aim to highlight the narrative markers and their transformative functions, underlying the PTG, within 12 cancer survivors’ narratives with medium/high and medium/low level of PTG. A redemptive sequence analysis was carried out. In the narratives with high/medium PTG we find a specific transformative function on-thinking focused transformation founded on the change/expansion of the own internal criteria to interpret the relationship with the world centralizing the self in the present and future; in the narratives with medium/low PTG we find an on-acting focused transformation, founded on the change of the operational procedures aimed to live centered on the present and on its moments.

scholarly journals Using the Semantic Differential Technique to Assess Stereotypes toward Individuals with Disabilities: The Relevance of Warmth and Competence

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Cristina Jenaro Río ◽  
Noelia Flores Robaina ◽  
Jesús López Lucas
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Semantic Differential ◽  
Social Perceptions ◽  
Social Judgments ◽  
Content Model ◽  
Stereotype Content ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Semantic Differential Technique

This study analyzes social perceptions towards groups with different types of disability, as well as the relationship between the judgments towards these groups, oneself and other significant individuals. The assessment was carried out using a Semantic Differential scale completed by181 participants. Results supported the Stereotype Content Model, as the different groups with disabilities were perceived in a more uniform way than those who did not share this label, and people with intellectual disability elicited paternalistic feelings. The results also support a two-factor model to explore the content of the stereotypes. Understanding the factors that contribute to the formation of social judgments is key to the implementation of actions that modify stereotypes and prejudices and promote equity.

Dropouts' Dissatisfaction with University

1977 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan C. Hayes
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Semantic Differential ◽  
Homogeneous Group ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
Matched Sample ◽  
Ideal Self ◽  
Valuable Data ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Cultural Goals ◽  
The University

One hundred and twenty-nine dropouts, and a matched sample of one hundred and thirty-one persisting students completed semantic differential ratings of Self, Ideal Self, and University. Large discrepancies between the ratings of Self and University, and Ideal Self and University were found to be related to dissatisfaction with the university, and likelihood of dropping out of university. When dropouts were categorized into five “types” on the basis of their acceptance or rejection of the cultural goals associated with university attendance, and acceptance or rejection of the institutionalized means of attaining the goals, it was found that dissatisfaction with the university was not global, but that different types of dropouts experienced dissatisfaction with different aspects of the institutional environment in accordance with their motivations and aspirations. The findings of this study indicate that much valuable data may be overlooked by regarding dropouts as one homogeneous group.

Change and Stability of Self-Concepts of Iranian Psychiatric Patients and Normals

1978 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 403-406
Author(s):  
Hossein Mojdehi
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Semantic Differential ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Ideal Self ◽  
Mental Patients ◽  
Differential Type ◽  
Self Discrepancy

Using a Semantic Differential type of questionnaire, the self-concept, ideal-self, and the discrepancies between them were measured for 45 male and 36 female Iranian psychiatric patients admitted to a University-affiliated hospital in the first 48 hr. of hospitalization and compared with those of a group of 24 normals. Significant differences were found in self-concept and self-concept/ideal-self discrepancy between the two groups. After a 4-wk. interval, the testing was repeated and changes as to self-concept, and self-concept—ideal-self discrepancy of patients were investigated and contrasted with the same for normals. Results indicated that, while the self-concept and discrepancy of self-concept/ideal-self of the normals remained stable, those of mental patients significantly improved but were still lower than those of normals.

Non-Linearity of Self-Concept Discrepancy—The Value Dimension

1967 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles W. Cole ◽  
E. R. Oetting ◽  
John E. Hinkle
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Ideal Self ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Ideal Discrepancy ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Ideal

25 adolescent behavior-problem females were compared in terms of perceived self-ideal discrepancy with 12 female Ss who had no history of behavior problems. The mean discrepancy scores of the two groups were not different; however, greater variability was found for Ss with behavior problems. Some Ss with behavior problems rated the self higher than the ideal self. Thus, the relationship of self-ideal discrepancies to disturbance may be curvilinear; extremely high or low discrepancies may be indicative of maladjustment.

Actual and ideal-self congruence and dual brand passion

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 664-672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Astakhova ◽  
Krist R. Swimberghe ◽  
Barbara Ross Wooldridge
Keyword(s):  
Brand Personality ◽  
Ideal Self ◽  
True Self ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Context Variable ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Amazon's Mechanical Turk ◽  
Dual Objectives ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Insight Into

Purpose The aim of this study is to explore the relationships between actual (ASC) and ideal self-congruence (ISC) and harmonious (HBP) and obsessive brand passion (OBP). Design/methodology/approach Study 1 uses a sample collected via Amazon’s Mechanical Turk to test a baseline conceptual model which links ASC and ISC to HBP and OBP. Study 2 employs a sample outsourced through Qualtrics. Study 2 had dual objectives: to replicate Study 1 using a larger and more diverse sample and to test whether hedonic brand characteristics may affect the hypothesized relationships between two types of self-congruence and two types of brand passion. Findings The findings suggest that different types of self-congruity influence different types of consumer passion for the brand. Specifically, a fit between brand personality and one’s true self (ASC) helps develop a passion for the brand that is self-affirming and in harmony with other facets of the consumer’s life. Fit between brand personality and one’s ideal self (ISC) leads to OBP. The results suggest that hedonic benefits of a brand do not moderate the relationship between ASC and HBP. Originality/value This research examines the duality of brand passion (harmonious and obsessive) and the relationships with consumers’ ASC and ISC. It provides insight into how a product-related context variable (hedonic nature of the product) can moderate these relationships and further augments the nomological network of the dual brand passion concept in the brand consumer context.

A Test of Satiation as a Function of Adaptation in Stuttering

1969 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold A. Peterson ◽  
Mary Beth Rieck ◽  
Rita K. Hoff
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Differential ◽  
Repeated Readings ◽  
Group A ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

To test the relationship of adaptation and satiation as hypothesized by Jakobovits, satiation of meaning as a function of repeated readings for adaptation was measured in the performance of 14 male stutterers. The subjects as a group exhibited both satiation and adaptation, but the two phenomena did not occur simultaneously in a significant number of the members of the group. A reduction in meaningfulness, as measured by the semantic differential, was not shown to be a significant factor in the reduction of stuttering frequency for the individuals in the group. Satiation and adaptation were not established as the same phenomenon, although the two may still be related through another factor.

The ideal self is me: Deconstructing the self-evaluation process

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corey L. Guenther ◽  
Kathryn Applegate ◽  
Steven Svoboda ◽  
Emily Adams
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Process ◽  
The Self ◽  
Ideal Self ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
The Ideal

From Container to Claustrum: Projective Identification in Couples

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara Feldman
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Projective Identification ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Intimate Partners ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
As If

This paper is a contribution to the growing literature on the role of projective identification in understanding couples' dynamics. Projective identification as a defence is well suited to couples, as intimate partners provide an ideal location to deposit unwanted parts of the self. This paper illustrates how projective identification functions differently depending on the psychological health of the couple. It elucidates how healthier couples use projective identification more as a form of communication, whereas disturbed couples are inclined to employ it to invade and control the other, as captured by Meltzer's concept of "intrusive identification". These different uses of projective identification affect couples' capacities to provide what Bion called "containment". In disturbed couples, partners serve as what Meltzer termed "claustrums" whereby projections are not contained, but imprisoned or entombed in the other. Applying the concept of claustrum helps illuminate common feelings these couples express, such as feeling suffocated, stifled, trapped, held hostage, or feeling as if the relationship is killing them. Finally, this paper presents treatment challenges in working with more disturbed couples.

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