Multifaceted Self-Views

Open Access
- Author:
- Murdoch, Erin Quinlivan
- Graduate Program:
- Psychology
- Degree:
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Document Type:
- Dissertation
- Date of Defense:
- July 17, 2006
- Committee Members:
- Elizabeth C Pinel, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephanie A Shields, Committee Member
Theresa K Vescio, Committee Member
Eva Sharon Lefkowitz, Committee Member - Keywords:
- self-views
self-perception
multifaceted - Abstract:
- People’s self-views within a domain are typically construed as unidimensional. To the extent that people perceive themselves in various ways across situations and with different audiences, however, their complete self-view within a given domain may actually be a multifaceted one. The current studies provide initial empirical confirmation for this within-person variation in self-view domains. Results from Study 1 indicate that, given the chance, most participants will use multiple points to describe their self-view in a domain. Self-descriptions were perceived as more accurate when multiple points were reported than when single points were reported. Results from Study 2 demonstrate that reactions to self-related feedback in the domain of physique are better predicted by the multifaceted perspective than by the single point perspective. More limited support for predictions was found in the domain of intelligence. Implications and applications of multifaceted self-views are discussed.