Building, Defending, and Regulating the Self : A Psychological Perspective (Hardcover)

About the EditorsContributorsIntroduction: Building, defending and regulating the self: An overviewAbraham Tesser, Joanne V. Wood and Diederik A. StapelI. Building the self: The Ideal, the authentic and the open selfChapter 1: The Michelangelo Phenomenon in Close Relationships Caryl E. Rusbult, Madoka Kumashiro, Shevaun L. Stocker, and Scott T. WolfChapter 2: From Thought and Experience to Behavior and Interpersonal Relationships: A Multicomponent Conceptualization of Authenticity Michael H. Kernis and Brian M. GoldmanChapter 3: Transportation into Narrative Worlds: Implications for the Self Melanie C. GreenChapter 4: Conflict and Habit: A Social Cognitive neuroscience Approach to the SelfMatthew D. Lieberman and Naomi I. EisenbergerII. Defending the selfChapter 5: Ideal Agency: The Perception of Self as an Origin of Action Jesse Preston and Daniel M. Wegner Chapter 6: Reflections in Troubled Waters: Narcissism and the Vicissitudes of an Interpersonally Contextualized Self Frederick Rhodewalt and Carolyn C. Morf Chapter 7: Nagging Doubts and a Glimmer of Hope: The Role of Implicit Self-Esteem in Self-Image Maintenance Steven J. Spencer, Christian H. Jordan, Christine E.R. Logel, and Mark P. ZannaIII. Regulating the selfChapter 8: Approach Avoidance Motivation and Self-Concept EvaluationAndrew J. Elliot and Rachel R. Mapes Chapter 9: Self Conscious Emotion and Self-Regulation Dacher Keltner and Jennifer S. Beer Chapter 10: On the Hidden Benefits of State Orientation: Can People Prosper without Efficient Affect Regulation Skills? Sander L. Koole, Julius Kuhl, Nils Jostmann, and Kathleen D. Vohs Chapter 11: The Roles of the Self in Priming-to-Behavior Effects. S. Christian Wheeler, Kenneth G. DeMarree, and Richard E. PettyAuthor IndexSubject Index