Social Self Research Articles

Exploring the Relationship between Social-Self-Esteem, Psychological Distress, and Disordered Eating Patterns among University Students

This study aimed to investigate the correlation between disordered eating patterns, psychological distress, and social self-esteem among university students in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The study included University Students as participants and it utilized a correlational cross-sectional research design. The data collection involved administering a series of questionnaires, which included the Social Self Esteem Scale (SSES), Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q), and DASS-21 (Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale). The study adhered to ethical considerations in a rigorous manner. The results indicated a statistically significant and positive correlation between psychological distresses and disordered eating behaviors. Furthermore, a notable inverse relationship was identified between psychological distress and social self-esteem, as well as between psychological distress and disordered eating behaviors. The findings of this study carry significant implications for the design and implementation of targeted interventions aimed at promoting the mental and physical well-being of college students. Additionally, these results may contribute to the development of educational initiatives that seek to prevent the emergence and advancement of eating disorders within this susceptible group. Limitations of the study include the utilization of a cross-sectional design and the limited representativeness of the sample. These factors should be taken into account in future research endeavors.

Impact of Self-Gift Behavior on Masstige Consumption: Moderating Role of Self-Esteem and Ideal- Social-Self

Masstige is a new marketing trend that emerged from democratizing luxury brands to the middle class. And in this era of democratization, individuals are consuming luxury not only to get social distinction but also to offer consumers personal experience and a sense of self-indulgence through its high-quality, premium price, and social reputation. As a way of self-indulgence, consumers self-gift themselves with affordable luxury. This study explores the role of consumers’ self-gift behavior involved in the intention to consume masstige smartphone brands. This study identifies the motives of self-gift that affect masstige brand consumption. This study also explores the moderating role of self-esteem and ideal social self as the moderator in the relationship between self-gift and masstige consumption. Using the masstige mean index, this study also identifies the masstige brands in the smartphone industry of Pakistan. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from 560 smartphone users in Pakistan. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used for data analysis. The results indicate that all dimensions of self-gift behavior used in this study positively affect masstige consumption. At the same time, self-esteem and ideal-social-self moderate the relationship between self-esteem and masstige consumption. The findings of this study contribute to masstige literature on the impact of self-gift behavior on masstige brand consumption.

Evaluating E-leadership Self-efficacy Through Social Media Efficacy and Participation

Social media, unlike other resources, is nowadays an organizational resource. The reason can be attributed to its vast and extensive usage in sharing relevant information within a group and its influence on communication and organizational dynamics. The study investigates the role of individual social media self-efficacy (SMSE) and social media participation (SMP) on E-Leadership self-efficacy (ELSE). It further explores the mediating role of individual social media collective efficacy (SMCE) and SMP on SMSE and ELSE. Data for the study were collected from the employees of ITES firms in Delhi NCR, Bengaluru and Pune, India by the online survey method. A total of 478 respondents who were actively engaged in social media activities such as sending and sharing relevant information on different social media groups were included. Structural Equation Modelling followed by mediation analysis was conducted using AMOS 22 and Process Macro software, respectively, to analyse the structural and mediation relationship among the different constructs. The findings confirmed the positive influence of SMSE and participation on collective efficacy and e-leadership efficacy. The study extends the current literature and integrates social media self, collective efficacy, and participation to investigate ELSE in the perspective of IT organizations.

“It’s not about wanting to be thin or look small, it’s about the way it feels”: an IPA analysis of social and sensory differences in autistic and non-autistic individuals with anorexia and their parents

BackgroundDespite increasing evidence to support an overlap between autism and anorexia nervosa (AN), underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Social and sensory factors have emerged as promising targets in both autism and AN, however there remains scope to compare these differences across autistic and non-autistic experiences of AN. Drawing on dyadic multi-perspectives, this study explored experiences of social and sensory differences in autistic and non-autistic adults and their parents and/or carers.MethodsUsing interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), dyadic interviews were conducted with 14 dyads, with seven autistic dyads and seven non-autistic dyads. Data analysis was subjected to a triangulation of interpretations: (1) the participants themselves; (2) a neurotypical researcher; (3) and an Autistic researcher with lived/living experience of AN.ResultsIPA identified three themes in each group, with similarities and differences between autistic and non-autistic dyads. Similar themes were identified regarding the importance of social connectedness and socio-emotional difficulties, as well a common lack of trust in the social and sensory self and body. Autism-specific themes centred on feelings of social ‘defectiveness’, disparities between sensing and expressing certain cues, and lifelong, multi-sensory processing differences. Non-autistic themes reflected social comparisons and inadequacy, and sensitivities to the learning of ideals and behaviour through early experiences.ConclusionsWhile similarities were observed across both groups, there appeared to be notable differences in the perceived role and influence of social and sensory differences. These findings may have important implications on the delivery and modification of eating disorder interventions. Specifically, they suggest that while treatment targets may look similar, subtle differences in underlying mechanisms and approaches may be required for Autistic individuals with AN across sensory, emotion and communication-based interventions.

PENGARUH LINGKUNGAN SOSIAL DAN POTENSI DIRI TERHADAP MINAT MELANJUTKAN PENDIDIKAN AKUNTANSI DI PERGURUAN TINGGI

This This study aims to examine and analyze the Social Environment and Self Potential for Interest in Continuing Accounting Education in Higher Education. This type of research is a survey, using the sampling technique of saturated sampling method. The sample in this study was 119 students of class XII, majoring in accounting at the 2nd State Vocational High School, Palu. Data collection technique by distributing questionnaires directly to respondents while the method of analysis used is multiple linear regression. The results of this study indicate that the social environment and self-potential simultaneously have a positive and significant effect on interest in continuing education of accounting in higher universities. The social environment partially has a positive and significant effect on interest in continuing education of accounting in higher universities. Self Potential partially has a positive and significant effect on interest in continuing education of accounting in higher universities.

A Study of Self Confidence of Secondary School Students in Relation to Social Skills

The aim of the present study was to compare and relation between the self confidence and social skills of secondary schools students. In this study collect the data 100 students random sampling from private and government schools for secondary schools students in the Haryana district of Sonipat. The tool used life Social skills was developed adaptation by Sharma (1997) & Self confidence was developed by D.D. Pandey Hardwar (2010). The mean, SD,‘t’-test and co-relation were used to analyze the data. According to study’s finding, there is no effect of social skills by Gender and no relationship between social skills and self confidence of secondary school students.

Claude Lefort: the myth of the One

ABSTRACT A growing interest in Claude Lefort is bringing to light his radical insights on modern democracy, totalitarianism, and human rights. While the notion perhaps most closely associated with Lefort is that of ‘the empty place of power,’ this article offers a reading of Lefort from a unique angle: his concept of the myth of the One. I demonstrate that to Lefort, the phantasmagorical appeal of the One – the desire for harmony, unity and stability – is the force that continually endangers the democratic project, while the distinctive and unavoidable characteristic of democratic society is its ‘inability’ to name itself as One – a coherent and established social self. Thus, the main challenge of society is its symbolic self-institution. The discussion illuminates Lefort’s singular stance in the study of totalitarianism (Arendt), his rejection of the imaginary (next to Castoriadis), his debt to the structuralism scheme (Lévi-Strauss), as well as his conversation with anarchist voices (La Boétie, Clastres) and with psychoanalysis (Lacan). Ultimately, what Lefort coins ‘symbolic division’ condenses the pledge of democracy to embrace a neurotic self, a bodiless body, a nameless identity in an empty space of power. As such, Lefort’s anti-myth of the One promises to be a vexing objective.

Threat and reactions to violated expectations in groups: Adding control to the equation

ABSTRACT Group members frequently face violations of group-based expectations by in- and outgroup members’ behaviour. Responses to such violations include confronting the violators and escaping from the group. The current article presents a novel, integrative model explaining how and why violations of group-based expectations elicit these reactions. We argue that group members experience violations of expectations as threats to their social selves, which motivates them to react at all. Crucially adding to extant theorising, we argue that how group members react depends on their perceived control, a largely overlooked factor thus far. Herein, we synthesise our model’s empirical basis, which spans studies on different violations (violations of ingroup norms, norms for cooperation, and expectations based on political ideology) and different group contexts (e.g., attitude-based lab groups, learning groups, Facebook groups). Moreover, we discuss boundary conditions for the model’s applicability and its potential for integration with classic research on social identity management.

More than just pain?! A systemic compass for working with people with chronic pain

AbstractOver one in four people in Belgium experience severe physical pain. One in 10 people develop chronic pain every year worldwide. Treatment of chronic pain is based on the biopsychosocial model. Scientific views state, among other things, that pain is a threat to the social self, which is an interesting point of entry for (mental) health‐care providers. Conversations with people with chronic pain are always about more than just their pain; they are interesting and cover a lot of ground. Talking about feelings of being hard done‐by, clarifying the complexity of the situation, examining the body as an autonomous entity, offering psychoeducation as a hypothesis, and a general attitude of not‐knowing form a compass that allows us to attune to the patient and not take up an advisory position. Living with chronic pain requires negotiating with the outside world, being allowed to care for and consider the body, and being allowed to differ from the norm and still fit in enough in a world where the body is just a background figure. An identity transformation and the effects of trauma are described. We meet Eddy and Anne, both dealing with chronic pain, who bring theory alive. The author gives an insight into her personal search and struggles as a psychotherapist introducing systemic psychotherapy in chronic pain patients.

Dissonance within the social self: exploring the effects of norm conflict between ingroups

ABSTRACT Most people are members of different groups. While the norms of these groups can align, they can also be contradicting, leading to dissonance within the social self. This is different from dissonance at the individual level because it is based solely on individuals’ membership in ingroups with conflicting norms. Building on the Social Identity Approach and Cognitive Dissonance Theory, we assume that norm conflict between ingroups increases psychological discomfort, particularly for people who are highly identified with both ingroups. Norm conflict was manipulated by showing participants the results of bogus surveys, indicating that their ingroups agree or disagree (in Experiment 1 on the topic of self-driving cars; in Experiment 2 on how to act in a moral dilemma). We tested several strategies to cope with norm conflict between ingroups, namely, lowering the credibility of the norm conflict information and/or norm prototypicality (Exp. 1 & 2), disidentification (Exp. 1), as well as compartmentalization and the restorative function of agentic groups (Exp. 2). In line with our assumptions, results indicated that norm conflict between ingroups led to increased psychological discomfort in Experiment 1 (N = 870) and Experiment 2 (N = 812). This was not moderated by the two ingroup identification levels. The results of Experiment 1 indicated that lowering perceived prototypicality of the norms was a coping strategy for high identifiers. No effects emerged for other coping strategies. Both experiments show evidence of dissonance within the social self and highlight the necessity for further examinations of its consequences and boundary conditions.

Feeling Alone in one's Grief: Investigating Social Cognitions in Adaption to Bereavement using the German Version of the Oxford Grief-Social Disconnection Scale

BackgroundSocial support would be expected to influence grief processes positively. However, inconsistent empirical findings suggest the existence of moderating variables that determine whether social contact attenuates grief-related distress. The Oxford Grief-Social Disconnection Scale (OG-SD) measures the subjective experience of social disconnection, i.e. a perceived change in the social self that may diminish the rewarding features of authentic social interaction. The aim of this study was to validate the German version of the OG-SD and to investigate its association with grief severity and perceived social support. MethodGerman bereaved adults responded to an online-survey, containing the translated OG-SD and measures of grief severity (ICG), grief-specific avoidance, depressive and posttraumatic stress symptoms and perceived social support (PSS). In this sample of 341 participants (34±15 years; 81% female), the average time since loss was 6.8 (±8.8) years. Item analyses and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were conducted. Concerning construct validity, correlations between the OG-SD and the other measures were assessed and an independent sample t test compared OG-SD scores of candidates for probable prolonged grief ‘caseness’ (PGD) and non-candidates. ResultsThe OG-SD showed excellent internal consistency (α = 0.94). A CFA replicated the original factorial structure. Higher OG-SD scores were associated with higher grief severity (ICG; r = 0.61, p < .01) and less perceived social support (PSS; r = −0.52, p < .01). Persons with probable PGD scored significantly higher on the OG-SD than the remaining sample (t[239,20] = 9.39, p < .001, d = 1.11). ConclusionThe German version of the OG-SD showed good psychometric properties. Our findings demonstrate a strong cross-sectional association between social disconnection, grief severity, and a perceived lack of adequate social support. Future longitudinal studies are needed to establish the dynamic relationship between these constructs, e.g., whether social disconnection is a correlate or a risk factor for PGD.

Chinese Community Home-Based Aging Institution Elders' Self-Management of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases and Its Interrelationships with Social Support, E-Health Literacy, and Self Efficacy: A Serial Multiple Mediation Model.

The Chinese population is aging, and chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) prevalence is correspondingly increasing, along with associated disability and healthcare costs. Although self-management has been associated with social support and is a recognized priority, its mediating variables have not been studied in detail, particularly among old people with chronic diseases. To examine the mediating role of e-health literacy and general self-efficacy in the relationship between social support and self-management of chronic NCDs in Chinese community home-based aging institution residents. A random sample of 289 community home-based aging institution elders (≥60 years) with chronic NCDs in China was recruited. Questionnaire data were recorded on self-reported socio-demographics, self-management, social support, e-health literacy, and general self-efficacy. Pearson's correlation analysis identified the relationship between these factors and self-management. Serial multiple mediation model was used to test the hypothesized relationships. The self-management mean (±SD) score was 29.39 ± 9.60, and the level of self-management was medium. Social support (r = 0.283; P < 0.001), e-health literacy (r = 0.566; P < 0.001), and general self-efficacy (r = 0.477; P < 0.001) were positively associated with self-management. Furthermore, social support indirectly influenced self-management through three pathways: independent mediation of e-health literacy (effect = 0.234, P < 0.001), independent mediation of general self-efficacy (effect = 0.515, P < 0.001), and chain mediation of e-health literacy and general self-efficacy (effect = 0.075, P < 0.001). In Chinese community home-based aging institution elders, the relationship between self-reported self-management and social support is positively affected by the independent mediating effect of e-health literacy and general self-efficacy and the serial mediating effect of e-health literacy and general self-efficacy. Targeted self-management programs for elders with chronic NCDs have theoretical support, which could improve the health status and quality of life in this population.

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Social Support and Self Efficacy Islamic Students in Online Learning

During the online learning period there are obstacles and obstacles faced by students, even so learning must still be carried out, so students are expected to be able to convince themselves to be able to achieve online learning goals. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of social support on selfefficacy in Islamic students. This study used a quantitative approach with a sample of 410 students, with 124 male students and 286 female students. The general self-efficacy scale-12 (GSES-12) developed by Bosscher &amp; Smit (1998) is used by researchers to measure self-efficacy, and the multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS) created by Zimet et al. (1988) researchers used to measure social support. Test the validity of the construct measurement on each variable was carried out after data collection and before data analysis. In testing the validity of measuring instruments, researchers used confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) (Muthen &amp; Muthen, 2017). Hypothesis testing was carried out using the software SPSS Version 24. The results showed a significance value of .000 (p &lt; .05) thus, there was a significant influence between social support on the self-efficacy of Islamic students in online learning. The results of the regression analysis test obtained an R Square of .152 or 15.2% on the effect of social support on self-efficacy in Islamic students in online learning.

"Who am I?": Weakened sense of the self in patients with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia.

While research has shown a distrusted sense of the self in patients with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), little is known about how patients describe their self-image. We used the "Who am I?" task to invite patients with bvFTD and control participants to produce statements beginning with "I am…." We distinguished between statements related to physical, social, and psychological self. Analyses showed fewer statements related to physical, social, and psychological self in the patients with bvFTD than in control participants. Another result was the proportionally similar production of statements describing physical, social, and psychological self in both patients with bvFTD and control participants. Finally, the total production of "Who am I?" statements was positively correlated with verbal fluency in both patients with bvTFD and control participants. Our findings demonstrate a diminished ability of patients with bvFTD to process self-images. Our study also paves the way toward the use of the "Who am I" task as a simple and ecologically valid tool allowing for the quantitative and qualitative assessment of the sense of self in patients with bvFTD.

"I am not a junkie": Social categorization and differentiation among people who use drugs.

Substance use stigma is a form of group-based exclusion, and delineating pathways from stigma to poor health requires a deeper understanding of the social dynamics of people who use drugs (PWUD). Outside of recovery, scant research has examined the role of social identity in addiction. Framed by Social Identity Theory/Self-Categorization Theory, this qualitative study investigated strategies of within-group categorization and differentiation among PWUD and the roles these social categories may play in shaping intragroup attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors. Data come from the Rural Opioid Initiative, a multi-site study of the overdose epidemic in rural United States. We conducted in-depth interviews with people who reported using opioids or injecting any drug (n=355) living in 65 counties across 10 states. Interviews focused on participants' biographical histories, past and current drug use, risk behaviors, and experiences with healthcare providers and law enforcement. Social categories and dimensions along which categories were evaluated were inductively identified using reflexive thematic analysis. We identified seven social categories that were commonly appraised by participants along eight evaluative dimensions. Categories included drug of choice, route of administration, method of attainment, gender, age, genesis of use, and recovery approach. Categories were evaluated by participants based on ascribed characteristics of morality, destructiveness, aversiveness, control, functionality, victimhood, recklessness, and determination. Participants performed nuanced identity work during interviews, including reifying social categories, defining 'addict' prototypicality, reflexively comparing self to other, and disidentifying from the PWUD supra-category. We identify several facets of identity, both behavioral and demographic, along which people who use drugs perceive salient social boundaries. Beyond an addiction-recovery binary, identity is shaped by multiple aspects of the social self in substance use. Patterns of categorization and differentiation revealed negative intragroup attitudes, including stigma, that may hinder solidary-building and collective action in this marginalized group.

전인교육 관점의 한국형아유르베다 심신균형 교육 프로그램 설계 및 개발 연구

The purpose of this study is to design and develop a mind-body balance education program using the Korean Ayurveda education and training system from the perspective of holistic education. For this purpose, first of all, through the review of preceding studies, the holistic educational perspective of the Korean Ayurveda education and training system and the concept and approach of mind-body balance are analyzed, and after examining the mind-body balance education method, the Korean Ayurveda mind-body balance education program from the perspective of holistic education suggested. The significance of this mind-body balance education program is as follows. First, it provides an integrated perspective on mind-body balance education. It provides an integrated approach in the cognitive, emotional, and physical domains of mind-body healing and mind-body balance, and provides ways to strengthen subjective self-healing capabilities. Second, it is a systematically structured mind-body balance education program. In accordance with the structure of the Korean Ayurveda education and training system, the educational goals and contents leading to self-understanding, me and you (interpersonal relationships), collective understanding (social self), integrated mind-body balance, and happy life design are designed in a spiral structure that repeats, deepens, and expands. Third, it is a learner-participatory educational program designed centering on learners. Experiential learning and narrative educational approaches are used as the main teaching and learning methods. Fourth, it is meaningful as a lifelong education program.

Embodying Ethiopia’s Global Golden Age on the Muslim-Christian Frontier: The Allure of Glass Beads

The period between AD 700 and 1500 has been recently labeled as “Africa’s global Golden Age.” This is particularly true for the Shay communities living on the Muslim-Christian frontier in the ninth to fourteenth century AD. Located in the center of the Ethiopian highlands, the Shay faced the expansion of the Christian kingdoms and the advance of the Muslim polities. In an increasingly violent context of religious conversion and war between the two religious powers, the Shay stressed their independence by burying their deceased in collective structures, contrary to the mortuary practices of both Christians and Muslims, and by including precious local and global grave goods in their tombs. The laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) analysis of 34 glass beads shows how the Shay communities benefited from the Islamic global trade routes at the time, particularly the Middle East, Egypt, and the Indo-Pacific networks. This article examines the crucial role of global glass beads in the construction of a trans-corporeal landscape among the Shay that served the emergence and consolidation of the social self as a collective identity against their Christian and Muslim neighbors.

How does the negotiation between “me” and “we” in professional identity influence interpersonal horizontal knowledge sharing in multinational enterprises: A conceptual model

Professional identity is an identity that includes two aspects, the personal self (“me”) and the social self (“we”), which are in constant negotiation with each other. The interplay of these two aspects is important because it can shift identity-related motivation and behavior but has received relatively little attention in international business research to date. Recognizing identity dynamics can enrich our understanding of the motivations and behaviors of subsidiary employees in sharing knowledge with overseas colleagues. We develop a conceptual model to reveal the relationship between identity dynamics and interpersonal horizontal knowledge sharing in multinational enterprises. Specifically,- we propose that the different negotiation states between the personal self and the social self of professional identity are related to with whom an employee shares knowledge and what type of knowledge they share. Our article contributes to the knowledge sharing literature by uncovering the psychological mechanisms that influence the behavior of individuals in horizontal knowledge diffusion.

Trapped in (In)visibility: Contested Intercorporeality in Undocumented migrants’ Lives

ABSTRACT The paper draws attention to contexts in which livelihood and residence opportunities to migrants without formal status are meagre, specifically Nordic countries where policies towards undocumented persons have notably tightened. In such conditions, invisibility becomes a key characteristic of life. The paper introduces a broad conception of visibility that identifies different ways of seeing and being (un)seen, as part of embodied agency that turns intercorporeal at the presence of other people. Drawing from existing Nordic scholarship that we read through Helmuth Plessner’s philosophical anthropology, we argue that in situations where personhood becomes challenged by forced (in)visibility, undocumented migrants are compelled to build and maintain a façade between their experienced self and social self. This allows them to manage to be seen yet not exposed, but often with dire consequences to their well-being and agency as persons.