dc.contributor.author | Rabinovich, Anna | |
dc.contributor.author | Morton, Thomas A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-11-09T09:41:00Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-12-14 | |
dc.description.abstract | In four experimental studies we explored the moderating role of perceptions of one’s self as flexible versus fixed on the relationship between identity conflict, well-being, and self-esteem. Across different contexts, it was demonstrated that representations of self as stable versus changeable moderated the effect of conflicting identities on well-being and self-esteem. Specifically, the activation of conflicting identities led to a decrease in well-being and self-esteem among those who construed their self as stable, but not among those who adopted flexible representations of self. This effect was mediated by self-concept clarity. The results suggest that the net effect of multiple identities depends not only on their compatibility and importance, but also on the way in which one’s self-concept is construed. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 15 (2), pp. 224-244 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/15298868.2015.1117524 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/18596 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) | en_GB |
dc.rights.embargoreason | Publisher policy | en_GB |
dc.subject | Multiple identities | en_GB |
dc.subject | identity conflict | en_GB |
dc.subject | perceptions of self | en_GB |
dc.title | Coping with identity conflict: perceptions of self as flexible versus fixed moderate the effect of identity conflict on well-being | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.identifier.issn | 1529-8876 | |
dc.description | This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Taylor & Francis (Routledge) via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1529-8876 | |
dc.identifier.journal | Self and Identity | en_GB |