@article{ref1,
title="Compartmentalization and Integration: The Evaluative Organization of Contextualized Selves",
journal="Journal of personality",
year="2007",
author="Showers, Carolin J. and Zeigler‐Hill, Virgil",
volume="75",
number="6",
pages="1181-1204",
abstract="ABSTRACT       This article reviews research on the evaluative organization (compartmentalized or integrative) of contextualized selves. Evaluatively compartmentalized self-structures consist of multiple selves, each of which is either mostly positive or mostly negative. Evaluatively integrative self-structures represent each self with a mixture of positive and negative attributes. These different styles of organizing self-knowledge have been linked to current mood and self-esteem. More recently, studies of evaluative organization have examined self-esteem stability, coping styles (e.g., self-enhancement or resilience), change in self-organization, as well as psychopathology and psychological treatment. Findings suggest that compartmentalized self-structures, typically associated with the highest levels of self-esteem, may be vulnerable to instability. In contrast, the more moderate self-views of individuals with integrative self-structures may offer greater stability, increased resilience, and a means of coping with extreme stress.<p />",
language="",
issn="0022-3506",
doi="10.1111/j.1467-6494.2007.00472.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6494.2007.00472.x"
}