The Routledge Handbook of the Uncertain Self

About the editors

List of contributors

Preface

INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1: Introduction

Kim Rios, Kathryn C. Oleson, and Patrick J. Carroll

PART I.  META-COGNITION & UNCERTAINTY IN SELF

Chapter 2:  Multiple Effects of Discarding Thoughts through Invalidation: Attenuation, Elimination, Reversals, and Compensation

Pablo Briñol and Richard Petty

Chapter 3: The Case of Confidence in Eyewitness Testimony

Kyros Shen, Allan Lam, & John Wixted

Chapter 4:  Be Careful What You Wish For: The Dark Side of Freedom

Nate Cheek and Barry Schwartz

Chapter 5:  Antecedents and Consequences of Identity:

A Meta-Cognitive Model

Borja Paredes, Pablo Briñol, and Richard Petty

Chapter 6: Self-Uncertainty as Cause and Consequence of Possible Self-Revision

Patrick J. Carroll, Radhika Kothari, and Rease Haley

Chapter 7:  The Social Psychology of Fairness and the Regulation of Personal Uncertainty:

Implications for Understanding the Role of Trust in Society

Kees van den Bos and E. Allan Lind

Chapter 8: An Antidote to Self-Uncertainty: Nostalgia Prevents Self-Uncertainty from Lowering Self-Continuity

Constantine Sedikides, Marios Biskas, Jacob Juhl, and Tim Wildschut

Chapter 9: Jumping to Conclusions

Carmen Sanchez, Steffen Moritz, and David Dunning 

Chapter 10:  Inauthentic or Merely Uncertain:

When do People Tolerate Situations of Identity Misfit?

Yingchi Guo and Toni Schmader

PART II: MOTIVATION and UNCERTAINTY IN SELF

Chapter 11:  Why is Existential Uncertainty Distressing and Persistent? A Terror Management Perspective

Mark Landau, Young Ju Ryu Jeff Greenberg, Marcus Chur, and Tom Pyszczynski

Chapter 12: The Integrated Causal Uncertainty Model

Jae-Eun Namkoong, Marlone Henderson, and Stephanie Tobin

Chapter 13:  Toward Love or Hate and Meaning Either Way:

From Anxious Uncertainty to Proactive or Reactive Approach Motivation

 Ian McGregor and Denise C. Marigold

Chapter 14:  Prototypicality Threat and Self-uncertainty Motivate Group Behavior

Olivia Kuljian and Zachary Hohman

Chapter 15: The Uncertainty Surrounding Ostracism: A Systematic Review and Future Directions

Zhansheng Chen, Fiona Yunqian Tian, Andrew Hales, and Kipling Williams

Chapter 16: Certainty through Social Connection? Protecting the Self in an Uncertain Social World

Sandra Murray

PART III: CLINICAL and APPLIED IMPLICATIONS OF THE UNCERTAIN SELF

Chapter 17: Social Identity Uncertainty and COVID-19

Erica Molinario, Molly Ellenberg, and Laura Prislie

Chapter 18: When Political and Religious Belief Systems Conflict

Kimberly Rios and Alexis Morales

Chapter 19: Managing Acute Uncertainty

Kate Sweeny and Jennifer Howell

Chapter 20: The Unsettled Questions of Belonging Uncertainty

Shannon Brady, Gregg Muragishi, and Rebecca Getu

Chapter 21: Doubt as a Form of Spiritual Struggle

Julie Exline, Yehudis Keller, Andrew C. Moffitt, and Kenneth I. Pargament

General Commentary

Chapter 22: Michael Hogg

Biography

Patrick J. Carroll is Professor of Psychology at The Ohio State University‑Lima, USA.

Kimberly Rios is Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois‑Urbana Champaign, USA.

Kathryn C. Oleson is Professor of Psychology at Reed College, USA.

''In an era in which misinformation and “alternative facts” abound, it is difficult to know what to believe anymore. The resulting uncertainty has seeped into all corners of human consciousness, including the self. The second edition of the Handbook of the Uncertain Self brings together a distinguished group of scientists who grapple with the key issues within this domain. Their insights crystalize what is known and lay out the agenda for future work on this topic, making this volume essential reading for anyone interested in this topic.''

William Swann, Professor of Psychology, University of Texas, Austin

''Uncertainty is the ubiquitous feature of the fast-changing world we live in. It is about the only thing one can be certain about.  This important volume illuminates the varied ways in which uncertainty affects people’s lives for good or ill, and offers useful insights about coping with uncertainty's inevitable reality.''

Arie Kruglanski, Distinguished University Professor of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park

''The book takes on a major challenge of our time—uncertainty about who we are and who we want to be in a rapidly changing world.  A stellar lineup of authors take on this challenge through a wide range of lenses, including cognitive, intergroup, and relationship processes.  For those who want to understand self-doubt and self-uncertainty, this book is a must read.''

Jennifer Crocker, Emeritus Professor and Ohio Eminent Scholar in Psychology, The Ohio State University