include denial, avoiding the threat, and changing one's appraisal of the event in order to make it less threatening.

Self-integrity is flexible

Instead of having one self-concept (e.g., I am a good parent), self-affirmation theory posits that individuals flexibly define who they are using various roles (e.g., I am a good parent, child, and worker). Having a flexible sense of self allows individuals to offset weaknesses in one domain, by highlighting the strengths in another domain. That

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