Possible selves and academic outcomes: How and when possible selves impel action

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 188-204

  Oyserman, Daphna ^a   Bybee, Deborah ^a   Terry, Kathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Hispanic; Possible selves; Prevention; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CONTROL; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EGO; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; POVERTY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EGO; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; POVERTY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 33746335666     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.91.1.188     Document Type: Article

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