The Context-Sensitive Future Self
Possible Selves Motivate in Context, Not Otherwise
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15411658 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daphna Oyserman (0000-0002-2727-2167, University of Southern California, corresponding author), Mesmin Destin (0000-0001-5091-6306, Northwestern University), Sheida Novin (0000-0003-3045-1665, Utrecht University) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 173-188 |
| Publication date | 2014-10-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Self and Identity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1529-8868 • E-ISSN: 1529-8876 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15298868.2014.965733 |
| OpenAlex | W1992311383 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 55 |
| References cited | 50 |
Imagining one's possible future self can motivate action but whether motivational power resides more in positive or more in negative future identities is not clear. We predicted that motivational power resides not in these positive or negative future identities but in the fit between context and future self. We varied fit in four experiments by having students read about college as a success-likely or failure-likely context and then write about their desired or undesired possible future identities. Which aspect of the future self was motivating depended on context. Motivation was higher in success-likely contexts if desired rather than undesired possible futures came to mind and was higher in failure-likely contexts if undesired rather than desired possible futures come to mind
Action (physics · Aesthetics · Cognitive psychology · Context (archaeology · Economics · Futures contract · Identity (music · Power (physics · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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Developing and validating three measures of possible language teacher selves
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Modeling gender counter-stereotypic group behavior
Court-Involved Girls’ Perceptions of the Attainability of a Desired Possible Self and Its Connection to Past Adversity and Current Behavior
Difficulty-as-improvement in daily life
How multilingualism and socioeconomic status shape the identity of Cape Town teenagers – an exploratory study
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Occupational potential and possible selves of master’s level healthcare students with dyslexia
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Identity Motives Underlying Desired and Feared Possible Future Selves
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Temporal differences in trait self-ascription
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Aspects of possible self that predict motivation to achieve or avoid it
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Identity-Based Motivation
Making a good decision
The undesired self
Self-regulation of goal-setting
Representations of the self in the near and distant future
Competence, delinquency, and attempts to attain possible selves
Ideal versus ought predilections for approach and avoidance distinct self-regulatory systems
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| Unique citing works | 55 |
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| Citations per year | 5,5 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 55 |