Selective Interaction as a Strategy for Identity Maintenance: An Affect Control Model
- 1 March 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Social Psychology Quarterly
- Vol. 55 (1), 12-28
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2786683
Abstract
In this paper we answer the question: Do people select interaction partners to enhance their self-image, or do they strive to maintain a stable view of self? Af...This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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