On building, defending and regulating the self: a psychological perspective

This volume pulls together research on several aspects of the self. One set of chapters deals with the importance of building a self based on authenticity and ""Who I really am.""; a second group deals with the ways in which we defend views of the self as positive and powerful; a third group is concerned with multiple aspects of self regulation. Each of the chapters is a well-written, non-technical description of an important, currently active research program

Introduction: Building, defending and regulating the self : an overview / Abraham Tesser, Joanne V. Wood & Diederik A. Stapel -- Building the self : the ideal, the authentic and the open self -- The Michelangelo phenomenon in close relationships / Caryl E. Rusbult, Madoka Kumashiro, Shevaun L. Stocker & Scott T. Wolf -- From thought and experience to behavior and interpersonal relationships : a multicomponent conceptualization of authenticity / Michael H. Kernis & Brian M. Goldman -- Transportation into narrative worlds : implications for the self / Melanie C. Green -- Conflict and habit : a social cognitive neuroscience approach to the self / Matthew D. Lieberman & Naomi I. Eisenberger -- Defending the self -- Ideal agency : the perception of self as an origin of action / Jesse Preston & Daniel M. Wegner -- Reflections in troubled waters : Narcissism and the vicissitudes of an interpersonally contextualized self / Frederick Rhodewalt & Carolyn C. Morf -- 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 & Mark P. Zanna -- Regulating the self -- Approach avoidance motivat…