Self-presentation as a problem field in psychology: review of classical and modern research

Authors

  • Galina A. Fofanova Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Lizaveta A. Aliakseyeva Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Keywords:

self-presentation, self-presentation strategies, self-presentation tactics, real and virtual self-presentation, self-presentation in social networks

Abstract

The result of the analysis of classical and modern scientific research of the phenomenon of self-presentation is presented. It is established that, despite a large amount of research in foreign and domestic psychology, there is still no single definition of this phenomenon. It is determined that due to the influence of the realities of modern life, in particular digitalisation, on the possibilities, strategies, and tactics of self-presentational behaviour, there is a need for a deep empirical study of digital self-presentation, which is of great importance in personal, professional, and government decision-making.

Author Biographies

  • Galina A. Fofanova, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

    PhD (psychology), docent; associate professor at the department of social and organisational psychology, faculty of philosophy and social sciences

  • Lizaveta A. Aliakseyeva, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

    master’s degree student at the department of social and organisational psychology, faculty of philosophy and social sciences

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2024-09-26

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No. 3 (2024): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology

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Fofanova, G.A. and Aliakseyeva, L.A. 2024. Self-presentation as a problem field in psychology: review of classical and modern research. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology. 3 (Sep. 2024), 57–65.