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Market-Mediated Identity: A Theoretical Synthesis of Autonomy, Dissonance, and Contingent Selfhood

2025-05-08

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<p>This paper presents a systematic theoretical synthesis of identity formation under conditions of consumer capitalism, focusing on the conceptual limitations of Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and related frameworks. Drawing on empirical research across experimental, longitudinal, and meta-analytic studies, it identifies four psychological mechanisms—social comparison dynamics, contingent self-esteem formation,...

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Literature Corpus work: a38d545e-9c19-544d-9e1f-0d8247784986
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/m3vfb_v1

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