All share a common function in that they are invoked to highlight positive aspects of the in-group by explicit auto-stereotyping or, alternatively, to identify the negative characteristics of out-groups.

A study of self-stereotyping among Iranians living in the Netherlands.

Anonymous computer communication has also been linked to accentuate self-stereotyping.

According to self-categorization theory, depersonalization describes a process of self-stereotyping.

Improving memory in old age by implicit self-stereotyping.

Context effects on Scottish national self-stereotyping and self-categorization processes.

People may also show prejudice internalization through self-stereotyping because of negative childhood experiences such as verbal and physical abuse.

Stereotypes can affect self-evaluations and lead to self-stereotyping.

Some researchers have found that self-stereotyping is somewhat dependent upon an individual's belief that he/she and the group are capable of change.

Kindergarten is a triumph for sexual self-stereotyping.

People's self-stereotyping can increase or decrease depending on whether close others view them in stereotype-consistent or inconsistent manner.

Therefore, self-stereotyping manifests in certain individuals.

The interpersonal basis of self-stereotyping.

However, in this case, the presence of self-stereotyping is immensely determined by the relationship with whom the stereotyped individual interacts with.

If the in-group is flexible to change the personalities of its members, an individual is more likely to maintain his/her self-image and avoid self-stereotyping.

For instance, with self-stereotyping an in-group member may begin to identify with the group by acting in a stereotypic way, specific to that in-group.

Self-stereotyping may be seen as an outcome of depersonalization, where the self is viewed as a categorically interchangeable member of the salient ingroup.

According to self-categorization theory, as social identities become salient, and depersonalization and self-stereotyping occurs, people adopt the norms, beliefs, and behaviors of fellow ingroup members.

M Biernat, T K Vescio, M L Green "Selective self-stereotyping".

The term self-stereotyping was coined as part of self-categorization theory and describes a process by which a perceiver will come to see themselves in a way more consistent with stereotypes about their in-group than they otherwise would.

To rephrase the above process in the language of the theory, self-categorization theory predicts that individuals adopt the features of a salient self category (self-stereotyping), and the content of the category they adopt depends on the present comparative context.