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Solved paradoxes and old hats? The research needed on differentiated selves

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 October 2016

Ilan Dar-Nimrod  and
Karen Gonsalkorale
Ilan Dar-Nimrod
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia. ilan.dar-nimrod@sydney.edu.au karen.gonsalkorale@sydney.edu.au http://sydney.edu.au/science/people/ilan.dar-nimrod.php http://sydney.edu.au/science/people/karen.gonsalkorale.php
Karen Gonsalkorale
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia. ilan.dar-nimrod@sydney.edu.au karen.gonsalkorale@sydney.edu.au http://sydney.edu.au/science/people/ilan.dar-nimrod.php http://sydney.edu.au/science/people/karen.gonsalkorale.php
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Abstract

The idea that differentiated selves almost always improve group outcomes is overly simplistic. We argue that it is essential to distinguish between two distinct elements of differentiated selves – identifiability and specialization – and to identify conditions under which they influence group outcomes. Adopting a group-by-situation perspective, in which group and situation variables are considered jointly, is recommended to generate novel hypotheses.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 39 , 2016 , e146
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

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