Self-Construal

Construals  are  the  way  in  which  individuals  perceive,  understand,  and  interpret  their  worlds. When these construals are focused on the perceptions of the self rather than the social environment, they are defined as self-construals. Distinct Self-Construals Self-construals  have  been  distinguished  as  independent  (also  referred  to  as  personal)  and  interdependent (also referred to as social). Independent self-construal