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impression management

conscious or subconscious process in which people attempt to influence the perceptions of other people about a person, object or event
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impression management

Summary

impression management is a term[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • impression management is credited with the discovery of Erving Goffman[3].
  • impression management's instance of is recorded as term[4].
  • impression management's instance of is recorded as mental process[5].
  • impression management's facet of is recorded as social relation[6].
  • impression management's described by source is recorded as The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life[7].
  • impression management's has goal is recorded as social influence[8].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include term[4] and mental process[5].

Why It Matters

impression management has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Erving Goffman

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_impression-management_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{impression management}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/impression-management}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 8h ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
    P14541 → ehTgN
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → term, mental process
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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