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identity control theory: a standalone construct

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Social psychology

the theory that people act to keep perceived self-relevant feedback in line with an identity standard, with persistent mismatch producing distress.

In social psychology, identity control theory refers to the theory that people act to keep perceived self-relevant feedback in line with an identity standard, with persistent mismatch producing distress. This meaning comes from Burke (1991) in American Sociological Review.[1]

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control4 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs distress3 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs feedback4 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

Burke, P. J. (1991). Identity Processes and Social Stress. American Sociological Review, 56(6), 836. https://doi.org/10.2307/2096259

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