Exploring Asymmetries in Self-Concept Change After Discrepant Feedback
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21453714 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Franziska Brotzeller (0009-0002-3069-1503, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, corresponding author), Mario Gollwitzer (0000-0003-4310-4793, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1731-1744 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0146-1672 • E-ISSN: 1552-7433 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/01461672241232738 |
| PMID | 38439571 |
| OpenAlex | W4392463969 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 34 |
Receiving self-relevant feedback that is discrepant from one’s self-concept can lead to self-concept change. However, it is currently unclear whether positive or negative feedback has a larger effect on self-concept change. Across four studies (total N = 1,438), we demonstrate that intentions for self-concept change (Study 1) as well as actual self-concept change (Studies 2, 3, and 4) are larger (a) for larger discrepancies between self-concept and feedback and (b) for negative compared to positive discrepancies. Exploring these effects further in Study 4, we find no evidence that the opportunity for improvement influences whether self-concept change is positively or negatively biased. In sum, the present research provides consistent evidence for a negativity bias in self-concept change, investigates a theoretical explanation, and discusses alternative explanatory approaches
Cognitive psychology · Econometrics · Negative feedback · Negativity effect · Physics · Positive feedback · Self-concept · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Mathematics · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |