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Models of the self: Self-construals and gender (1997)
| Venue: | Psychological Bulletin |
| Citations: | 262 - 3 self |
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@ARTICLE{Cross97modelsof,
author = {Susan E. Cross and Laura Madson},
title = {Models of the self: Self-construals and gender},
journal = {Psychological Bulletin},
year = {1997},
pages = {5--37}
}
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Abstract
The authors first describe individual differences in the structure of the self. In the independent self-construal, representations of others are separate from the self. In the interdependent self-construal, others are considered part of the self (H. Markus & S. Kitayama, 1991). In general, men in the United States are thought to construct and maintain an independent self-construal, whereas women are thought to construct and maintain an interdependent self-construal. The authors review the psychological literature to demonstrate that many gender differences in cognition, motivation, emo-tion, and social behavior may be explained in terms of men's and women's different self-construals. Recognition of the interdependent self-construal as a possible alternative conception of the self may stimulate new investigations into the ways the self influences a person's thinking, feeling, and behaving. Many international travelers acquire new and different per-spectives on their home country as a result of their journeys. Likewise, cross-cultural comparisons can shed new light on prevailing psychological theories, assumptions, beliefs, and practices in a particular society. For example, cross-cultural
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