title: Possible and Impossible selves: a conceptual framework
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metadata.value: Grishutina, Milena M.
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metadata.name: dc.contributor.author
metadata.value: Kostenko, Vasily Yu.
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2019-10-24T17:25:51Z
metadata.lang: -
metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2019-10-24T17:25:51Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2019-09
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metadata.name: dc.identifier.citation
metadata.value: Grishutina M. M., Kostenko V. Yu. Possible and Impossible selves: a conceptual framework. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Psychology, 2019, vol. 9, issue 3, pp. 268–279.
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu16.2019.304
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metadata.name: dc.identifier.uri
metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/16411
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metadata.name: dc.description.abstract
metadata.value: A developed concept of the Possible self reflects the need for a closer investigation of the
  desires, fears, possibilities and cognitive representations related to man’s future. The motivational
  aspect of the construct, which can affect behavior, is emphasized by the concept of agency. According to the authors, agency can be defined as the ability to develop, maintain
  and expand Possible selves and is characterized by personality causality, self-regulation and
  control. This mechanism allows a person to decide if the selected possible image will be one to
  attain or to avoid. Regardless of the proactive mechanisms of Possible selves, there are situations
  when personality possibilities can be experienced as “impossibilities”. The phenomenon
  of Impossible selves was introduced in the previous empirical work of the authors and now
  is further theoretically elaborated within this article. The Impossible self is a manifestation
  of the significant Possible self, which is influenced by rumination and neuroticism, and is
  correlated with higher levels of negative affect and self-accusation. The unconstructive phenomena
  of self-reflection apparently restrain the energy of wanted Possible selves, which are
  normally used to facilitate motivation. The assessments of different aspects of Possible selves
  and personality traits were not influenced by the specific content of the possibilities, demonstrating
  the universal nature of the observed phenomenon. We discuss the possibilities for operationalization
  and the theoretical background of the construct. The conceptual framework
  of Impossible selves emerges from (1) the general interest for the modality of “possible” in
  personality psychology; (2) the core theory of Possible selves; (3) the motivational potential of
  the Possible selves reflected in the concept of “agency”.
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.description.sponsorship
metadata.value: The study was supported by a grant from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research in the
  framework of research project No. 17-06-01009.
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.language.iso
metadata.value: ru
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Psychology;Volume 9; Issue 3
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: possible selves
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: self-regulation
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: impossible selves
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Possible and Impossible selves: a conceptual framework
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.type
metadata.value: Article
metadata.lang: en_GB
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