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1. The Self and Social Relationships

   Edited by Joanne V. Wood, Abraham Tesser, John G. Holmes

   Although the two major research areas of the "Self" and "Social Relationships" have flourished, they have done so largely independently of each other. More and more research, however, has indicated that relationships shape the nature of the self and identity, and that self-views influence...

   Published August 21st 2007 by Psychology Press
2. Building, Defending, and Regulating the Self

   A Psychological Perspective

   Edited by Abraham Tesser, Joanne V. Wood, Diederik A. Stapel

   This volume pulls together research on several aspects of the self. One set of chapters deals with the importance of building a self based on authenticity and "Who I really am."; a second group deals with the ways in which we defend views of the self as positive and powerful; a third group is...

   Published December 3rd 2004 by Psychology Press