Assertive, offensive, protective, and defensive styles of self-presentation: a taxonomy.
Classifications of self-presentational behavior are reviewed for differences and similarities. Earlier classifications and recent empirical research are used as a basis for a taxonomy of four styles of self-presentation--assertive, offensive, protective, and defensive--according to the relevant self-presentational intentions and the level of activity involved. Each style is illustrated with typical behavioral examples, together with individual differences and possible consequences.
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Department of Psychology, University of Bamberg, Germany. astrid.schuetz@ppp.uni-bamberg.de
D001242:Assertiveness; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D004291:Dominance-Subordination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment; D012649:Self Concept