Sensitivity to Feedback and the Development of Self

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-1990

Abstract

Symbolic interactionists theorize that a person’s sense of self is derived in communication as a result of the feedback received from others. This research posits that individuals who are more sensitive to feedback will develop different self-concepts than individuals who are less sensitive to feedback. Results of two investigations reveal that high sensitives are more self-schematic than low sensitives, while low sensitives are more likely to incorporate specific self-relevant feedback into their self-schemas. Implications concerning the role of sensitivity to feedback and self-schemas for interpersonal communication are discussed. © 1990, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Communication Quarterly

First Page

101

Last Page

111

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