There is currently active independent study in researching intersectionality of significance quest theory (SQT; Kruglanski et al., 2013; Kruglanski et al. 2022), flow (Csikszentmihalyi, 1975, 1978), self-concept, and their relations to additional variables (e.g., aggression). Based on independent research during undergraduate studies at Washington State University, this research has continued wherein self-concept had been proposed as a constellation of values (i.e., compass; Hodges, 2023) which is related to needs, motivations, and attitudes.
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The central problem processing through the data (see Appendix I) is Mediated Agency Realization Under Sovereign Constraints. The core struggle is how an external intervention can catalyze transformative, prosocial, and structural changes within a population without engaging in cultural imperialism, provoking localized ideological resistance, or violating state and cultural boundaries. The primary concern is navigating…
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Horseman Conception(s) Neutralizer Criticism [will]attack/blame[ed] characteristics of identit<y|ies>“behind every criticism is a wish” “gentle startup”; talk about feelings using “I statements” in positive ways (i.e., “I feel [insert feeling/affect word here (e.g., sad, angry, frustrated, joyous, enchanted, energized, engaged, shaken, perplexed, rejecting, worried, serene, scared, panic, regret, accepting, safe, curious, edgy, relaxed)]”). for a list…
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Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1978). Attention and the holistic approach to behavior. In K. S. Pope & J. L. Singer (Eds.), The stream of consciousness: Scientific investigations into the flow of human experience (pp. 335–358). Plenum.
Hodges, R. A. E. (2023). Introduction and discussion as the pith to the seed of paradigmatic superpositional therapeutic relations: Discovery of self as value [Unpublished Manuscript]. Washington State University.
Kruglanski, A. W., Bélanger, J. J., Gelfand, M., Hettiarachchi, M., Reinares, F., Orehek, E., Sasota, J., Sharvit, K. (2013). Terrorism—A (self) love story: Redirecting the significance quest can end violence. American Psychologist, 68(7), 559-575. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0032615
Kruglanski, A. W., Molinario, E., Jasko, K., Webber, D., Leander, N. P., & Pierro, A. (2022). Significance-Quest Theory. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 17(4), 1050–1071. https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916211034825