Stability within the self: a longitudinal study of the structural implications of self-discrepancy theory.
Journal Article (Clinical Trial;Journal Article)
Self-discrepancy theory emphasizes the emotional significance of patterns of relations between the self-concept and ideal and ought self-guides and predicts stability within the self related to structural characteristics independent of specific self-beliefs. It was hypothesized that whereas participants' specific self-descriptions would vary substantially over time, magnitude of self-discrepancy, regulatory focus (the individual's dominant self-guide domain), and other structural features would be stable. Participants (N = 47) were recruited from 2 samples that had completed a self-belief interview and a childhood memory cued-recall task 3 years earlier (T. J. Strauman, 1990). As expected, participants' self-descriptions varied, but magnitude and type of self-discrepancy, associations between self-guide domains and childhood memories, and correlates of regulatory focus were stable.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Strauman, TJ
Published Date
- December 1996
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 71 / 6
Start / End Page
- 1142 - 1153
PubMed ID
- 8979383
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1939-1315
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0022-3514
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1037//0022-3514.71.6.1142
Language
- eng