Jenn Lodi-Smith
is an assistant professor of psychology at Canisius College. Her work examines the development of identity content and metacognitive evaluation in adulthood. She is the author of two of the first manuscripts investigating the development of self-concept clarity in adulthood. Dr. Lodi-Smith has an active program of research regarding the patterns, mechanisms, and outcomes self-concept clarity development both in typical adults and in adolescents and adults with high functioning autism spectrum diagnoses.

Kenneth G. DeMarree
is an assistant professor of psychology at the University at Buffalo. His work examines metacognitive processes across multiple domains, including attitudes and persuasion, the self, and mental health. His most relevant work to this proposal has examined the metacognitive and structural features of one's self-conceptions and self-evaluation that affect the impact that one's self-conceptions have onjudgment and behavior and that predict the likelihood that one's self-conceptions will be malleable.

Pulls together the extant literature in one place for the first time while mapping important theoretical models and future directions for the field

Provides a detailed examination of what self-concept clarity is and how it is measured

Examines the correlates of self-concept clarity that make it a core marker of healthy adult functioning

Foreword.- Introduction: An Overview of Self-Concept Clarity: Definitions, Empirical Themes, and Introduction to the Volume.- Chapter 1: Structure and Validity of Self-Concept Clarity Measures.- Chapter 2: Situating Self-Concept Clarity in the Landscape of Personality.- Chapter 3: Sources of Self-Concept Clarity.- Chapter 4: Development of Self-Concept Clarity Across the Lifespan.- Chapter 5: Self-Concept Clarity and Social Role Transitions.- Chapter 6: Self-Concept Clarity and Romantic Relationships.- Chapter 7: Understanding Our Groups, Understanding Ourselves: The Importance of Collective Identity Clarity and Collective Coherence to the Self.- Chapter 8: Who Am I and Why Does It Matter? Linking Personal Identity and Self-Concept Clarity.- Chapter 9: Leadership, Work Careers, and Self-Concept Clarity.- Chapter 10: Consequences of Self-Concept Clarity for Well-Being and Motivation.- Chapter 11: Self-Concept Clarity and Body Dissatisfaction.- Chapter 12: Self-Concept Clarity and Psychopathology.- Chapter 13: Common Themes and Future Directions for Self-Concept Clarity Research.