Number and interconnectedness among our self-conceptions.

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One's definition of who they are--includes feelings, attitudes, behaviors, desires, and judgements that one considers to be characteristic of themselves. An awareness that we are physically distinct from others.

Self-Concept

A person's own perception or evaluation of themselves, includes feelings, attitudes, behaviors, desires, and judgements that one considers to be characteristic of themselves.

Setterlund, M., Feshbach, S., Weiner B., & Bohart A. (2019). Personality. United States of America: Academic Media Solutions.

Personality 5th Edition

Self-Complexity

Cognitive Abilities that Arise from Having A Self-Concept

Self concept can change based on a person's age and the events they have experienced in life.

Age and Self concept

The structure of the self-concept is multidimensional, constructed from different self-beliefs corresponding to different domains of the person’s identity and life experiences. These self-beliefs are organized into a hierarchy based on generality, with the general self-concept on the highest level and subordinate levels splitting into more and more specific domains. 

This structure allows for the existence of multiple self-concepts, which may be activated in specific domains and situations to influence how people think and behave in these specific contexts.

The Structure of the Self-Concept

A study conducted by Jacob L Nelson and Seth C Lewis searched to further understand the relationship between audience engagement with news and their trust in it. This relationship was explored by analyzing 60 recorded zoom interviews about U.S. adult’s political beliefs, self-perceptions, and their personal news consumption habits. The analysis considers the two concepts of partisan selective exposure and folk theories together to formulate a better overall understanding of the public’s relationship with news and journalists.

Introduction to study of self-perception’s effect on people’s approach to news

Albert Bandura's social-cognitive theory posits that personality develops through learning, a view he shared with Skinner. However, Bandura diverged from Skinner's strict behaviorism by emphasizing the critical role of cognitive processes like thinking and reasoning. This theory identifies three core concepts that interact to shape personality: reciprocal determinism, observational learning, and self-efficacy.

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