| Defining heroes through deductive and inductive investigations. | |
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PMID: 21058575 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Individuals in different contexts are referred to as "heroes" for seemingly different reasons. To better understand how and why people use this term, three studies were conducted. Approaching the question deductively, individuals defined the term "hero" and responses were coded according to existing definitions. Then, a definition of hero was sought inductively by examining the specific reasons participants cited in choosing their heroes. A third study further examined individuals' descriptions of their heroes in light of their own self views. The findings across these studies extend our understanding of the term hero and suggest that the use of the term is based both on the specific features of any heroic figure, as well as on the self views of the person identifying the hero. |
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Authors:
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Michael P Sullivan; Anré Venter |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of social psychology Volume: 150 ISSN: 0022-4545 ISO Abbreviation: J Soc Psychol Publication Date: 2010 Sep-Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-11-09 Completed Date: 2010-12-20 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376372 Medline TA: J Soc Psychol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 471-84 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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AHEAD Performance Consulting. Nashville, TN 37221, USA. sullivan@AHEADperformance.com |
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Achievement Altruism* Character* Female Humans Individuality Interpersonal Relations* Leadership Logic* Male Motivation Self Concept Semantics* Social Perception* Social Values* Students / psychology |
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