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self-expansion: a standalone construct

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self-expansion1 CONSTRUCTSelf-expansionARON · SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

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Social psychology

the motive to grow by including close others' resources, perspectives and identities in the self.

In social psychology, self-expansion refers to the motive to grow by including close others' resources, perspectives and identities in the self. This meaning comes from Aron (1995) in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.[1]

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  1. Aron, A., Paris, M., & Aron, E. N. (1995). Falling in love: Prospective studies of self-concept change. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 69(6), 1102-1112. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.69.6.1102

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