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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020
A Cross-Cultural Examination of the Effects of Self-Discrepancy on Symptoms of Depression
- Bohyun Park
Mississippi State University - Alisson Lass
Mississippi State University - Brooke Berry
Mississippi State University - Sam Winer
The New School for Social Research
Abstract
Discrepancy between one’s real and ideal self-concept can lead to depression. Whether this occurs across racial groups is unclear. Among 173 African American and 173 White American college students, we found a non-significant but small effect such that self-discrepancy and depression were more related in White Americans than African Americans.
Depression
