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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 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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Authentic identity : the essence of how successful ecopreneurs communicate
… that form an overarching theme of authentic identity. This finding confirms the Communication Theory of Identity and furthers it because it is through authentic identity that successful ecopreneurs manage to narrow identity gaps across the four layers of identity: they continuously strive for …
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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), …