Table 7.

Coding schemes.

Categories	Examples
Individuality: Physiological characteristics Hobbies Uniqueness Self-interest Personal experience	I am long-haired; I am big-eyed. I am a person who likes take walks; I’m a person who likes to sing with my friends. I am unique. I am someone who needs to be cared for. I am someone who received a first-class scholarship.
Relationality: Family roles Friend character Lovers’ role Intimate relationship expression	I am a mother (wife, father, son, etc.). I am his best friend. I am the one who loves my girlfriend. I am the person who loves her; I am the person who wants my parents to be healthy.
Collectivity: age gender Social identity Professional Roles	I am Generation Z. I am a person. I am a man; I am a woman. I am Chinese; I am a Party member; I am a soldier; I am a teacher.
Autonomy: agency initiative transcendence	I am an autonomous person; I am a lazy person. I am a striver; I am a procrastinator. I am a transcendent; I am a daredevil.
Equality: Emphasis on equal rights Expression of the relationship between superiors and subordinates Emphasis on hierarchy	I am an egalitarian; I am a lover of justice. I am a subordinate; I am a superior. I am an opponent of patriarchy.
Other categories: Self-criticism Abstract statements Complex statements	I am a person who needs to reflect on life. I am grass, I am now, I am poison. I am a rotten person who cries, laughs and makes a mess.