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significance, in which the individual assesses how the majority of
other group members will assess his/her actions. A distinction is
made here between internal and external standards. Internal standard
checks determine the extent to which an action corresponds, for
example, to one’s personal self-image. In the external standard check,
the compatibility of an action with perceived standards is reviewed.
Leventhal and Scherer (1987) postulated that the evaluation
steps follow a fixed sequential order. This sequence supposition is
explained from system economics and logical dependencies. However ...