Thirty-two subjects completed 2 stimulus equivalence tasks using a matching-to-sample paradigm. One task involved direct reinforcement of conditional discriminations designed to produce derived relations between self-referring stimuli (e.g., me, myself, I) and positive evaluation words (e.g., whole, desirable, perfect). The other task was designed…

One of the original authors of the feminist identity model reflects on the 16 subsequent years of work in the field as described in this major contribution. The original model is clarified and measurement issues are examined, particularly in relation to the Synthesis and Active Commitment subscales. The author also evaluates existing research and…

Although therapist self-awareness has been hailed as a critical component of psychotherapy, recent evidence suggests that therapists' in-session self-awareness may hinder rather than help the therapeutic process. The authors examined the in-session self-awareness of therapists in training (trainees) in relation to their interpersonal involvement…

Provides the structural framework for the theory-derived steady state approach, an emic (within-culture) research approach for certain fields of psychology to be applied to African-Americans and, when adjusted, to all persons of African descent. (BJV)

This article presents an empirical study of social identity. The purpose of the study is to make a comparative social and psychological analysis of the main characteristics of identification of college students enrolled in higher pedagogical institutions in three countries--Russia, Poland, and the Netherlands. The sample is comprised of college…

A phenomenological approach to the study of the self concept using photography was utilized in a counseling situation. The clients were asked to take or have taken 12 photographs in reply to "Who are you"? Clients in comparison with controls presented significantly more photographs of the past and of their family but significantly fewer…