Self-Complexity
GLOSSARY
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The degree of an individual’s complex appraisals/interpretations of the self; comprises a function of (i) the number of aspects that one uses to cognitively organize knowledge about the self, and (ii) the degree of relatedness of these aspects.
How much someone has developed and can differentiate between the parts and identities of themselves, along with how much the same person integrates between those various parts and identities.


Reference:
Linville, P. W. (1985). Self-complexity and affective extremity: Don’t put all your eggs in one cognitive basket. Social Cognition, 3, 94–120. https://doi.org/10.1521/soco.1985.3.1.94
Rafaeli-Mor, E., & Steinberg, J. (2002). Self-complexity and well-being: A review and research synthesis. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 6(1), 31-58. https://doi.org/10.1207/S15327957PSPR0601_2
