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ArticlePersonality & social psychology bulletin2026

Exploring the Link Between Identity Avoidance and Perceived Self-Knowledge.

Lydia Needy, Kianna M Arthur, Leslie Fernandez, Yige Yin, Tonglin Jiang, Rebecca J Schlegel, Joshua A Hicks

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Article in Personality & social psychology bulletin, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Lydia NeedyTexas A&M University, College Station, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0936-5279
Kianna M ArthurTexas A&M University, College Station, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4444-6528
Leslie FernandezTexas A&M University, College Station, USA.ORCID 0009-0009-3046-2744
Yige YinPeking University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3432-7565
Tonglin JiangPeking University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3588-3195
Rebecca J SchlegelTexas A&M University, College Station, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7331-4102
Joshua A HicksTexas A&M University, College Station, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6237-4935

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Individuals with concealable stigmatized identities (CSIs) may employ avoidance strategies to hide their identities. While seemingly protective, identity avoidance may negatively impact perceived self-knowledge (i.e., self-concept clarity and self-alienation). Across six studies (

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Self ConceptSocial IdentificationSocial StigmaAdolescentAdultChinaFemaleHumansMaleYoung Adultconcealable stigmatized identitiesidentity avoidanceperceived self-knowledgeself-alienationself-concept clarity

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PMID40515510
PMCPMC13310299

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