Self and Identity

Self and Identity is devoted to the study of social and psychological processes of the self, including both its agentic aspects, as well as the perceived and construed aspects as reflected in its mental representations. Work on self and identity has a special place in the study of human nature, as self-concerns are arguably at the center of individuals’ striving for well-being and for making sense of one’s life. Life goals develop and are influenced by one’s view of what one is like, the way one would ideally like to be (or would like to avoid being), as well as one’s perceptions of what is feasible. Furthermore, conceptions of self and the world affect how one’s progress towards these goals is monitored, evaluated, redirected, re-evaluated, and pursued again. Thus, the "self" as a construct has far-reaching implications for behavior, self-esteem, motivation, experience of emotions and the world more broadly, and hence for interpersonal relationships, society, and culture. The Journal aims to bring together empirical work on self and identity undertaken by researchers across different subdisciplines within psychology (e.g., social, personality, clinical, development, cognitive), as well as across other social and behavioral disciplines (e.g., sociology, family studies, anthropology, neuroscience). Special emphasis is placed on new empirical research that is relevant for extant theoretical models and generative in opening new terrain for future investigation. A second continual motivating goal of the Journal is empirical research that offers integration at the level of basic processes. The Journal provides scientists, practitioners, and students in psychology, sociology, consumer behavior, behavioral medicine, and psychiatry around the world with access to cutting edge empirical research and occasional theoretical pieces.

Self and Identity期刊中文简介

自我与同一性致力于研究自我的社会和心理过程，包括自我的主体方面，以及反映在自我心理表征中的感知和解释方面。关于自我和身份的研究在人性研究中占有特殊的地位，因为自我关注可以说是个人追求幸福和理解生活的核心。人生目标的形成和影响，取决于一个人对自己是什么样的人的看法，一个人理想地想成为(或想避免成为)的方式，以及一个人对什么是可行的看法。此外，自我和世界的概念影响着一个人朝着这些目标前进的过程如何被监控、评估、重新定向、重新评估和再次追求。因此，“自我”作为一种建构，对行为、自尊、动机、情感体验和更广泛的世界，以及人际关系、社会和文化都有着深远的影响。该杂志旨在汇集心理学(如社会、人格、临床、发展、认知)不同学科以及其他社会和行为学科(如社会学、家庭研究、人类学、神经科学)的研究人员对自我和身份的实证研究。特别强调的是新的实证研究，这是有关现有的理论模型，并为未来的研究开辟新的领域。该杂志的第二个持续激励目标是实证研究，它在基本过程的层次上提供集成。该杂志为世界各地的心理学、社会学、消费者行为、行为医学和精神病学的科学家、实践者和学生提供了尖端的实证研究和偶尔的理论文章。