Personally and socially constructing selves: Toward an increasingly social constructive psychology

Mascolo, Michael F.

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“…The systemic-constructionist approach (Gergen, 1985; Harré, 1987; Mascolo, 1992; Ugazio and Castiglioni, 1998) gives great importance to the context of interaction in the identity construction process and it sees meanings as social products. Following this perspective, Ugazio’s (1998), Ugazio and Castiglioni (1998), Ugazio et al (2007, 2009, 2012) theory states that the obesity (as well as all the other eating disorders) would be closely linked to the problem of meaning and to the position that everyone occupies within their context of interaction, particularly within the family.…”

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The Power Semantics in Self and Other Repertory Grid Representations: A Comparison between Obese and Normal-Weight Adult Women

Faccio¹,

Belloni²,

Castelnuovo³

2012

Front. Psychology

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According to systemic-constructivist theory, all psycho-pathological organizations are linked to specific meanings which are developed by the individual within problematic situations in the context of learning, particularly within the family. The aim of this empirical study is to support the theory that eating disorders are linked to the “power semantics,” concept developed by Ugazio. The hypothesis that the bipolar construct “winner/loser” and the associated meanings are predominant for obese people, has been verified by interviewing 44 women (22 obese/overweight; 22 controls) using the Repertory Grid Test developed by Kelly. The participants’ elicited constructs were classified according to their semantic content and the data compared using statistical techniques. The power semantics were more prevalent and important in the Obese Group than in the Control Group. These results are critically discussed, highlighting possible clinical developments.

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The Power Semantics in Self and Other Repertory Grid Representations: A Comparison between Obese and Normal-Weight Adult Women

Faccio¹,

Belloni²,

Castelnuovo³

2012

Front. Psychology

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“…Some years later, starting with a study by G. J. Neimeyer and R. A. Neimeyer (1985), which claimed that the self can be understood only in relation to the social context in which it is embedded, some post-Kelly studies have further emphasized the role that social interaction plays in the construction of self and personal identity (see, e g , Applegate, 1990;Mascolo, 1992;Mascolo & Mancuso, 1992;Viney, 1992).…”

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Socialization models and the construction of self

Ugazio

Castiglioni

1998

Journal of Constructivist Psychology

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The study analyzes relationships between socialization practices and identity. A special form of role construct repertory grid was applied to 2 groups of preadolescents who had experienced opposed socialization practices. Group I was raised within a "polyadic model," with several caregivers and multiple attachments, and Group 2 was raised within a "dyadic model," with a single caregiver who had privileged relationship with the child. Those in Group 1 were found to be more multidimensional and more inclined than those in Group 2 to construe themselves and others ambivalently. They also tended to identify with more people than those in Group 2, who identified with 1 or at most 2 people. Those in Group 1 tended fo distinguish more clearly between "me as I amU and "me as others see me." These results are discussed and interpreted as adaptation strategies for different social contexts.

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International Journal of Personal Construct Psychology

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Personally and socially constructing selves: Toward an increasingly social constructive psychology

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The Power Semantics in Self and Other Repertory Grid Representations: A Comparison between Obese and Normal-Weight Adult Women

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