Presenting Different Selves to Different People: Self-Presentation as a Function of Relationship Type and Contingent Self-Esteem
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Presenting Different Selves to Different People : Self-Presentation as a Function of Relationship Type and Contingent Self-Esteem. / Øverup, Camilla S.; Brunson, Julie A.; Acitelli, Linda K.
In: Journal of General Psychology, Vol. 142, No. 4, 02.10.2015, p. 213-237.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Presenting Different Selves to Different People
T2 - Self-Presentation as a Function of Relationship Type and Contingent Self-Esteem
AU - Øverup, Camilla S.
AU - Brunson, Julie A.
AU - Acitelli, Linda K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2015 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2015/10/2
Y1 - 2015/10/2
N2 - Past work has established a connection between self-esteem and self-presentation; however, research has not explored how self-esteem that is contingent on one's relationship may influence self-presentational tactics in that relationship. Across two studies, undergraduate students reported on the extent to which their self-esteem depended on their friendship and romantic relationship, as well as the extent to which they engaged in self-presentation behaviors in those relationships. The results suggest that relationship-specific contingent self-esteem predicts relationship-specific self-presentation; however, friendship-contingent self-esteem predicted self-presentation in both friendships and romantic relationships. These results suggest that individuals are keenly and differentially attuned to qualitatively different relationships, and when perceiving potential problems, they attempt to remedy those through their self-presentations. Furthermore, results indicate the possibility that self-esteem tied to a particular relationship may not be as important as self-esteem based more generally on one's relationships.
AB - Past work has established a connection between self-esteem and self-presentation; however, research has not explored how self-esteem that is contingent on one's relationship may influence self-presentational tactics in that relationship. Across two studies, undergraduate students reported on the extent to which their self-esteem depended on their friendship and romantic relationship, as well as the extent to which they engaged in self-presentation behaviors in those relationships. The results suggest that relationship-specific contingent self-esteem predicts relationship-specific self-presentation; however, friendship-contingent self-esteem predicted self-presentation in both friendships and romantic relationships. These results suggest that individuals are keenly and differentially attuned to qualitatively different relationships, and when perceiving potential problems, they attempt to remedy those through their self-presentations. Furthermore, results indicate the possibility that self-esteem tied to a particular relationship may not be as important as self-esteem based more generally on one's relationships.
KW - friends
KW - friendship-contingent self-esteem
KW - relationship-contingent self-esteem
KW - romantic partners
KW - self-presentation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84949547120&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/00221309.2015.1065787
DO - 10.1080/00221309.2015.1065787
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 26649922
AN - SCOPUS:84949547120
VL - 142
SP - 213
EP - 237
JO - Journal of General Psychology
JF - Journal of General Psychology
SN - 0022-1309
IS - 4
ER -
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