Go Back Research Article March, 1987

How the self became a problem: A psychological review of historical research.

Author Roy F. Baumeister

Abstract

Historical evidence pertaining to selfhood is reviewed. A scheme of stages is delineated, according to which the modern self and its uncertainties have evolved. These historical data are then reviewed in connection with the following four major problems regarding the self: knowing and conceptualizing the self; defining or creating the self; understanding one's potential and fulfilling it; and relating the single self to society. (127 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)

Keywords

Selfhood Historical Research Modern Self Conceptualizing the Self Creating the Self Self-Potential Fulfilling Potential Self and Society Psychological Review Self-Understanding Identity Formation Evolution of Self Self-Concept Social Interaction Self-Related Problems
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Volume 52
Issue 1
Pages 163–176
DOI 10.1037/0022-3514.52.1.163
ISSN 1939-1315
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