Dynamical systems research has found evidence that global properties of self-system, i.e., self-esteem (SE), self-stability (SS), and self-certainty (SC), emerge from coherence of self-relevant information. Self-certainty may play a role in self-esteem and self-stability. Traits were deconstructed into levels from extremely to not at all. Ss indicated frequencies of trait levels, completed Rosenberg SE, SS; and self-evaluations of traits, roles, certainty, and importance. Entropy H identifies meaningful distributions of deconstructed traits. H may be useful alternative to variance from the mean in identifying individuals for whom a trait is meaningful despite the high variability of endorsements. Low H indicated order. H correlated negatively with SC, SE, SS, ratings of traits, roles, and importance as predicted. SC accounted for some of the variance of the relations; SS, however, was found to play a greater role in the relations of entropy and global properties.
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