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.


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
