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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Identity gaps"”.
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Exploring stigma, identity gaps, and consumption
… the complex interrelationships among stigma, identity, and consumption. Stigma negatively affects how possessors of an undesirable trait are viewed by those around them and by society; as such, it exerts significant influence over people’s identity. Simply put, stigmatization affects not only …
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Online and Offline Identity Gaps: Cross-Contextual Predictors and Psychological Outcome
<p>Using Communication Theory of Identity as a framework, this study compared an individual’s online and offline personal-enacted identity gap and examined the effect of each personal-enacted identity gap on individuals’ psychological well-being, as well as tested four cross-contextual predictors …
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"Maybe I Shouldn't Have Worn Such High Heels" Examining Self-Presentation Expectations for Corporate Women Using Communication Theory of Identity
… The study utilizes Communication Theory of Identity (CTI) to consider the self-presentation experiences of corporate women. CTI identifies four identity layers: personal, relational, enacted, and communal, which interact and influence each other as individuals attempt to define themselves. …
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Japanese American Cultural Identity: The Role of WWII, Internment, and the 3/11 Disaster in Japan
… the nature of Japanese American cultural identity through an examination of the historical contexts of WWII, internment, and the 3/11 disasters in Japan. Interview data was analyzed using both interpretive and critical paradigms. I then utilized the Communication Theory of Identity (CTI), …