Projective identification is a defense mechanism, meaning it’s a way of protecting the way we see ourselves from contradictory information. To understand projective identification, it helps to ...

Feeling uncomfortable? Don't know why? Learn more about projective identification. Source: Photo by Comstock for Photo Images via Canva By John Burton, M.D. In uncomfortable situations with another ...

Petriglieri, Gianpiero, and Mark Stein. "The Unwanted Self: Projective Identification in Leaders' Identity Work." Organization Studies 33, no. 9 (September 2012): 1217–1235.