Corcoran, Katja and Peetz, Johanna (2014). Looking Towards the Past or the Future Self: How Regulatory Focus Affects Temporal Comparisons and Subsequent Motivation. Self Identity, 13 (1). S. 81 - 100. ABINGDON: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. ISSN 1529-8876

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Abstract

Temporal selves are a rich source of potential comparison standards, yet little is known about the preference for specific temporal selves. We examine whether regulatory focus influences to what extent people compare themselves to future or past selves. Promotion-focused individuals, who focus on positive outcomes, were more likely to compare themselves to their future selves (Study 1), specifically while appraising themselves in a domain in which the future self was seen as superior to the current self (Study 2). However, prevention-focused individuals, who focus on negative outcomes, did not orient themselves towards their past, inferior, selves. Supporting a cognitive fit hypothesis, individuals in a promotion-mindset were more motivated to improve when comparing with their future (vs. past) self (Study 3).

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Corcoran, KatjaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Peetz, JohannaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-448808
DOI: 10.1080/15298868.2012.762614
Journal or Publication Title: Self Identity
Volume: 13
Number: 1
Page Range: S. 81 - 100
Date: 2014
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Place of Publication: ABINGDON
ISSN: 1529-8876
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
NEGATIVE ROLE-MODELS; POSSIBLE SELVES; SOCIAL COMPARISONS; PERFORMANCE; DISTANCE; TIMEMultiple languages
Psychology, SocialMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/44880

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