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The Revision and Expansion of Self-Theory through Preparedness
Article first published online: 4 OCT 2011
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2011.00388.x
© 2011 The Authors. Social and Personality Psychology Compass © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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Carroll, P. J., McCaslin, M. J. and Norman, G. J. (2011), The Revision and Expansion of Self-Theory through Preparedness. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 5: 763–774. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2011.00388.x
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Abstract
The present paper examines the psychological pathways by which accumulating experiences of possible self-revision ultimately lead to revision of the core selves that define a broader personal narrative. In so doing, we expand the notion of naïve ‘self-theories’ by identifying self-serving attributions and possible selves as critical components that extend or undermine the core self-theories of a unique personal narrative written (and revised) over a lifetime. Ultimately, we advance preparedness as the motivational force that drives the road from possible to core self-revision over time.