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self-verification: a standalone construct

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self-verification1 CONSTRUCTSelf-verificationSWANN · SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

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Social psychology

the desire for others to see us as we see ourselves, even when our self-views are negative.

In social psychology, self-verification refers to the desire for others to see us as we see ourselves, even when our self-views are negative. This meaning comes from Swann (1992) in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.[1]

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  1. Swann, W. B., Stein-Seroussi, A., & Giesler, R. B. (1992). Why people self-verify. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 62(3), 392-401. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.62.3.392

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