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Motivational (con)fusion: identity fusion does not quell personal-self interest

Motivational (con)fusion: identity fusion does not quell personal-self interest
Motivational (con)fusion: identity fusion does not quell personal-self interest
We question whether altruistic motivation links identity-fusion and extreme self-sacrifice. We review two lines of research suggesting that the underlying motivation is plausibly egoistic.
Gaertner, Lowell
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Heger, A
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Sedikides, Constantine
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Gaertner, Lowell
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Heger, A
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Sedikides, Constantine
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Gaertner, Lowell, Heger, A and Sedikides, Constantine (2018) Motivational (con)fusion: identity fusion does not quell personal-self interest. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 41, [e202]. (doi:10.1017/S0140525X18001607).

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We question whether altruistic motivation links identity-fusion and extreme self-sacrifice. We review two lines of research suggesting that the underlying motivation is plausibly egoistic.

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Accepted/In Press date: 10 June 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 27 December 2018

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Local EPrints ID: 421698
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/421698
PURE UUID: c79d74b8-dd50-4af6-a188-f55452575f7b
ORCID for Constantine Sedikides: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4036-889X

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Date deposited: 21 Jun 2018 16:30
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 06:44

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Author: Lowell Gaertner
Author: A Heger

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