Title | Social possible selves, self-regulation, and social goal progress in older adulthood |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2014 |
Authors | Ko, H-J, Mejia, S, Hooker, K |
Journal | International Journal of Behavioral Development |
Volume | 38 |
Issue | 3 |
Pagination | 219 - 227 |
Date Published | 05/2014 |
Abstract | Lifespan development involves setting and pursuing self-guided goals. This study examines how in the social domain, possible selves, a future-oriented self-concept, and self-regulation, including self-regulatory beliefs and intraindividual variability in self-regulatory behavior, relate to differences in overall daily social goal progress. An online older-adult sample worked towards a self-defined meaningful social goal over 100 days. Multilevel analysis showed that participants with social possible selves made higher overall daily goal progress, especially those with both hoped-for and feared possible selves, than those with possible selves in nonsocial domains. Self-regulatory beliefs were positively whereas variability was negatively associated with overall daily goal progress. The findings suggest that possible selves, in combination with two distinct self-regulatory constructs, significantly guide social goal progress. |
DOI | 10.1177/0165025413512063 |