Self-verification theory

1. Self-verification theory Chen Tan

2. history The core idea underlying self-verification theory was first articulated by Prescott Lecky (1945). He proposed that chronic self-views give people a strong sense of Coherence and they are thus motivated to maintain them. 1957-1968 Several-consistency theory 1945 Core idea Prescott Lecky 1983 Reinstate Lecky’s belief Swann Dissonance theory During this period 2003 Cassidy et al. A preference of evaluation that confirm and stabilize self-views emerge

3. Definition of self-verification theory ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAMSrZdMZlc Self-verification is a social psychological theory that asserts people want to be known and understood by others according to their firmly held beliefs and feelings about themselves, that is self-views (including self-concepts and self-esteem). Self-concept also differs from self-esteem: self-concept is a cognitive or descriptive component of one's self (e.g. "I am a fast runner"), while self-esteem is evaluative and opinionated (e.g. "I feel good about being a fast runner").

4. Relationship with other related theories Self-concepts Self-verification theory Self-enhancement Self-views Self-esteem

5. Positive and negative People with positive self-verification Self-verification and self enhancement encourage them to seek evidence that other people recognize their insightfulness. People with negative self-verification Self-verification and self enhancement are competing. Self-verification strivings tend to prevail over self-enhancement strivings when people are certain of the self-concept and when they have extremely depressive self-view.

6. Effects on behaviors and education In general, self-verification strivings are adaptive and functional, as they foster feelings of coherence, reduce anxiety, improve group functioning, and erode social stereotypes. Self-verification theory predicts that when people interact with others, there is a general tendency for them to bring others to see them as they see themselves. This tendency Is especially pronounced when they start out believing that the other person misconstrued them, apparently because people compensate by working especially hard to bring others to confirm their self-views.

7. Theory and methodology Theory: positivism theory Methodology: qualitative research discourse analysis, narrative methodology, action research

8. reference Swann Jr, W. B. (2011). Self-verification theory. Handbook of theories of social psychology, 2, 23-42.

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