| Autor: |
Anne E. Wilson, An Gie Yong, Colin Schmidt, Heather L. Lawford, Roger Buehler |
| Rok vydání: |
2012 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
European Journal of Social Psychology. 42:342-353 |
| ISSN: |
0046-2772 |
| DOI: |
10.1002/ejsp.1863 |
| Popis: |
We examined the role of subjective temporal distance in people's future self-predictions. Consistent with temporal self-appraisal theory, we hypothesized that people would be motivated to evaluate future selves more favorably when they felt closer in time, because subjectively close future selves have more direct implications for current identity than do subjectively distant future selves. Subjective temporal distance of a future self was manipulated, holding constant actual temporal distance. Participants predicted more favorable personal qualities (Study 1) at a future time that seemed close rather than distant. Supporting a self-enhancement account, subjective distance effects were specific to appraisals of future self but not acquaintances (Study 2), and the link between subjective distance and future self-appraisals was eliminated when participants satisfied their self-image goals via a self-affirmation exercise (Study 3). Study 4 provided evidence that subjectively close future selves influence current identity to a greater extent than do distant selves: Participants evaluated their current selves more positively when feeling close to, rather than distant from, a future success. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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