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Relational Self-Construal: Past and Future
Article first published online: 23 SEP 2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2009.00223.x
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Cross, S. E. (2009), Relational Self-Construal: Past and Future. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 3: 949–961. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2009.00223.x
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- Issue published online: 27 NOV 2009
- Article first published online: 23 SEP 2009
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Abstract
Relational self-construal is characterized as the extent to which a person defines the self in terms of close relationships. In this article, I distinguish relational self-construal from collective-interdependent self-construal and from other similar-sounding constructs. I review the history of the concept of relational self-construal and how it is most frequently measured or manipulated. The remainder of the article focuses on research that examines the role of relational self-construal in cognition, affect, motivation, and close interpersonal relationships.