Motivational factors related to differences in self-schemas |
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Authors: | Sharon Bober Wendy Grolnick |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology, Clark University, 950 Main Street, 01610 Worcester, Massachusetts |
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Abstract: | This research attempts to integrate self-determination theory with the construct of self-schema. Forty-nine schematic subjects
(i.e., extreme on a personality dimension) received counterschematic feedback in either an ego-involving or non-ego-involving
condition. Subjects’ autonomy versus control orientations were assessed. Results indicated that subjects with higher autonomy
orientations changed less in response to counterschematic feedback than those with lower autonomy orientations. As well, subjects
in the ego-involving condition changed more in the direction of the counterschematic feedback than those in the non-ego-involving
condition. Findings suggest that both dispositional and situational factors account for differences in the degree to which
individuals display consistency and self-awareness in processing information about themselves. Results are interpreted as
support for the notion that greater autonomy is associated with a higher degree of self-knowledge and self-concept stability.
This research was supported in part by the Frances L. Hiatt School of Psychology, Clark University. |
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