Kinesiology 1070A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Impression Management, Social Loafing
18 Apr 2018
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Self-presentation in sport: also called impression management, process by which individuals attempt to control the impressions others form of them. Maintenance of private self occurs entirely at the cognitive level (self is audience) Maintenance of public self is always overt behaviour (others are audience) Interest is only on factors that affect self-presentations to others. Self-presentation may be used in three interrelated yet distinct ways. Maximize one"s reward-cost ratio - social and material outcomes (how well liked we are as well as material awards) Self-esteem enhancement and maintenance - maximize compliments and minimize criticism. Development of identity - create and maintain a particular identity. Two discrete processes, each of which operates according to different principles and is affected by different antecedents. Impression motivation - desire to create a particular impression; what strategies and behaviours should be used to get this across. Impression construction - the kind of impression management tactics used to make desired impact.
