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Theses Digitization Project

2009

Identity (Psychology)

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The Motivation To Resolve Discrepancies Between Implicit And Explicit Self-Esteem, Valerie Leigh Laws Jan 2009

The Motivation To Resolve Discrepancies Between Implicit And Explicit Self-Esteem, Valerie Leigh Laws

Theses Digitization Project

The primary purpose of this research is to understand the self-image motivational mechanisms that underlie self-concept discrepancies by testing the conditions that shift self-esteem discrepancies and, thus, people's motivation to reduce their discrepant self-concepts.


The Development Of Racial Identity Among Multiracial Adults, Andrea Louran Bales Jan 2009

The Development Of Racial Identity Among Multiracial Adults, Andrea Louran Bales

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to examine the identity development process among multiracial and biracial adults. This project analyzed the gaps in the current theoretical models of identity development and explored the racial development process for multiracial individuals, as well as how the current identity development process fails to include individuals from multiracial backgrounds. This research can provide social work professionals and others with additional background knowledge and techniques to work with this special population, so clients are not subject to further oppression. For this study, ten individuals that identify as coming from multiple ethnic descents were selected to …