Self-affirmation theory was proposed by psychologist Claude Steele in the late 1980s and remains popular today. The theory suggests we have a deep desire to craft a personal narrative that we are ...

University of Warwick provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. The short, dark days of winter are never easy to get through. But for many people in the UK and across Europe, this ...

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