Symbolic Self-Completion
Robert Wicklund and Peter Gollwitzer's book setting out symbolic self-completion theory: people pursue identities by acquiring symbols of them, and social recognition of the identity can serve as one such symbol. The theory underlies the 2009 studies of intentions going public.
Robert Wicklund and Peter Gollwitzer's book setting out symbolic self-completion theory: people pursue identities by acquiring symbols of them, and social recognition of the identity can serve as one such symbol. The theory underlies the 2009 studies of intentions going public.
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Lawrence Erlbaum. Routledge reissue 2013, doi:10.4324/9781315825663.