How clearly defined is your sense of who you are?

Jennifer Campbell et al. · Self-Concept Clarity: Measurement, Personality Correlates, and Cultural Boundaries · 1996

B · Replicated, size uncertain

Self-concept clarity — how clearly, consistently and stably you hold beliefs about yourself — is measurable and varies widely. Low clarity goes with rumination, neuroticism and lower wellbeing; it is a property of the self-model, not a verdict on the person.

ProbeWrite five statements beginning 'I am'. Note which ones you would still endorse in a year.

Source: Jennifer Campbell et al., Self-Concept Clarity: Measurement, Personality Correlates, and Cultural Boundaries (1996)

Shelf: Self

Is there an owner behind the experiences, or only the series?

How clearly defined is your sense of who you are?

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