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SUNY Oneonta Academic Research (SOAR): A Journal of Undergraduate Social Science
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Fulkerson, Gregory
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2022
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Every day individuals are faced with threats, ranging in severity, that challenge one’s
self-adequacy. While stress and self-protective defensives are aroused, the practice of self affirmation allows an individual to assess the asperity of the situation and find confidence in
one’s abilities by confirming their self-adequacy. Self-affirmation is beneficial while confronting
psychological threats in the disciplines of education, health, and personal well-being. However,
the individuals most significantly benefitting from this practice belong to the most threatened
domains—minorities, the chronically ill, and the low esteemed. While self-affirmation is said to
broaden the perspective of individuals with high self-esteem or self-worth, further research is
necessary to determine if self-affirmation practices generally apply to society, not just the
struggling subgroups.
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Reyes, Gabriella. 2022. Self-Affirmation’s Effect on Personal Development. SUNY Oneonta Acedemic Research, Volume 6(2022-2023), 25-32.
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