Do you study self-esteem? You may unintentionally be studying self-concept clarity too! (and vice versa) Our meta-analysis, spearheaded by Jenn Lodi-Smith, found a very strong correlation between the two (r = .65).
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Self-concept clarity and self-esteem: a meta-analysis
Self-concept clarity, the metacognitive perception of the confidence and coherence of the self, and self-esteem, the evaluation of the positivity of the self, are theoretically distinct yet empiric...