User talk:Mguzman09/Impression management

M - great additions and clarifications to your article; it shows how you evaluated the article and reflects the research you have conducted. One area where you might edit is the first line in the background information - "The foundation and the defining principles of impression management were created by Erving Goffman in The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life," as the information is repeated in the first line of the article. Nice work! DrTraceyJHayes (talk) 20:56, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

Hi Marc,

I hope you are doing well. I just peer reviewed your article: Impression Management. It seems like a very interesting topic.

The article as a whole is well-organized, well-structured, and has plenty of reliable sources from experts in the field. The tone is also informative and neutral with plenty of information to provide balance. I noticed that you have also found good, reliable sources that are more current that you plan to add to the article. Considering how much information and sources this article already has, I found it impressive that you found even more recent sources that will help contribute to the article. Well done! Personally, I found it helpful to read small passages in my sources that I wanted to add to wikipedia. Then, I wrote my own understanding of each passage in a sentence or two and created a reference for it. Although I have short sentences for my article, I think even a small addition that is current can be valuable. If you are still looking for articles or more sources, I recommend some psychology journals because a lot of the elements that impression management seems to touch on overlap with the subject of psychology and counseling psychology. Topics such as "social influence," "dramaturgical," and "psychological manipulation" all bring psychology to mind.

Under the "self-preservation" section, I like that your article uses hyperlinks for some defined terms, such as "boasting" and "flattery," for example. It makes it much easier to find, and it helps the section to look clean and polished. It also provides the reader with new links in case one of the words in the definition or terms themselves, captures their interest. I will try to implement that in my article, if I can find a way.

Under the section "Social interaction" there is the following sentence:

–Rules of conduct play an important role when a relationship "is asymmetrical and the expectations of one person toward another are hierarchical.–

I know this was not your addition to the article, but here is something that I notice could help improve the article, so I thought I'd mention it: The message is well-worded, but there is a quote (") starting with "is asymmetrical that is never closed with another ("). If this is a quote, it should have a reference at the end, as well. I'm assuming the reference would be the same reference [4] from the previous sentence.

Also, the third paragraph in the section "Dramaturgical analysis" mentions "IM." There are also several other instances when "IM" is used without an indication that IM is listed again. Although I eventually figured out that "IM" is Impression management, a person reading the article might not make the connection. So, I think it would be helpful to write: Impression management (IM) the first time.

I'm excited to see what you come with based on your new sources and findings, Marc.

All the best, Aglendrange (talk) 03:53, 14 February 2020 (UTC)