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Threatened Self-concept

Threatened Self-Concept is a psychological construct within the domain of lateral social comparison that denotes a destabilized self-perception arising when individuals perceive a direct challenge to their self-evaluation due to upward comparisons with peers on relevant attributes.

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6.5K

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153

Authors

97

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2017–2026

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Self-Esteem, Narcissism, and Aggression

Roy F. Baumeister, Brad J. Bushman, W. Keith Campbell · Current Directions in Psychological Science · 2000 · 561 citations

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When ego threats lead to self-regulation failure: Negative consequences of high self-esteem.

Roy F. Baumeister, Todd F. Heatherton, Dianne M. Tice · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1993 · 533 citations

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Managing threats to self: awareness in early stage Alzheimer's disease

Linda Clare · Social Science & Medicine · 2003 · 445 citations

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Representations of the self in social phobia: Vulnerability to social threat

Debra A. Hope, Ronald M. Rapee, Richard G. Heimberg et al. · Cognitive Therapy and Research · 1990 · 420 citations

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When a Grandiose Self‐Image Is Threatened: Narcissism and Self‐Concept Clarity as Predictors of Negative Emotions and Aggression Following Ego‐Threat

Tanja S. Stucke, Siegfried L. Sporer · Journal of Personality · 2002 · 349 citations

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Authors

153

  1. RF
    Roy F. Baumeister

    Florida State University, United States

    6 publications · 1.5K citations

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  2. TF
    Todd F. Heatherton

    Dartmouth College, United States

    3 publications · 630 citations

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  3. DM
    Dianne M. Tice

    Case Western Reserve University, United States

    2 publications · 612 citations

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  4. WL
    Wendi L. Gardner

    Northwestern University, United States

    2 publications · 142 citations

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  5. LG
    Lowell Gaertner

    University of Tennessee at Knoxville, United States

    2 publications · 238 citations

    2

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Institutions

97

  1. Case Western Reserve University

    Cleveland, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    1.7K citations

  2. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    428 citations

  3. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    741 citations

  4. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    235 citations

  5. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    207 citations

  6. Towson University

    Towson, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    55 citations

  7. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    90 citations

  8. Youngstown State University

    Youngstown, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    55 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    8 publications · 1.3K citations

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  2. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 6 publications · 513 citations

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  3. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

    3 publications · 236 citations

    3

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  4. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

    GPIR · 3 publications · 243 citations

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  5. Cognitive Therapy and Research

    2 publications · 458 citations

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