Names, Identity, and Self

Abstract Along with other scholars, some psychologists have proposed a relationship between a person's name and her or his sense of identity and self. The evidence concerning this proposition, drawn from several areas of psychology, is the subject of this paper. Studies of (a) personal identity...

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Main Author: Kenneth L. Dion
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 1983-12-01
Series:Names
Online Access:http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/1021