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Soziale Dynamiken des Selbst im Kontext von Stresserleben und Stressbewältigung

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Selbst und Kultur stehen in einer dynamischen Wechselwirkung. Einerseits beeinflusst der kulturelle Hintergrund das individuelle Verständnis der eigenen Person. Andererseits verhalten Personen sich in Abhängigkeit ihres Selbstkonzepts unterschiedlich, was wiederum auf soziale Kontexte und letztlich auf die Kultur zurückwirkt. Von zentraler Bedeutung ist dabei die Unterscheidung von Independenz und Interdependenz des Selbstkonzepts. Der Grad an Independenz-Interdependenz hat nun zahlreiche Konsequenzen für emotionales Erleben von und den Umgang mit Stressoren. Diese Zusammenhänge werden an zahlreichen Beispielen aufgezeigt.

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Kühnen, U., Haberstroh, S. (2020). Soziale Dynamiken des Selbst im Kontext von Stresserleben und Stressbewältigung. In: Ringeisen, T., Genkova, P., Leong, F. (eds) Handbuch Stress und Kultur. Springer, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-27825-0_7-1

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