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The concept of possible selves, first brought to life only a short time ago by Hazel Markus and Paula Nurious (1986) has grown into an exciting stream of research. Scholars have examined possible selves with regard to a host of adolescent outcomes, including academic achievement, school persistence, career expectations, self-esteem, delinquency, identity development and altruistic behaviours. Adults' possible selves have been associated with parenthood, physical and mental health, self-esteem, motivation, professional roles, coping and ageing. In addition, gender and ethnicity have been addressed in a number of possible selves studies. Educationally, what has been learned about possible selves offers a unique and viable approach to helping adolescents learn ways to identify and work toward attainable self-goals in the academic and career domains. "Possible Selves: Theory, Research and Application" represents a sample of the current research being conducted in the area of possible selves. The contributors to the book were chosen to represent a variety of perspectives, and to collectively illustrate some of the different ways that possible selves are being conceptualised, empirically examined and used in interventions.
Contents
Preface; Foreword; Temporal Comparisons, Identity, and MotivationRelation Between Past, Present, and Possible Future Selves; The possible selves of diverse adolescents: Content and function across gender, race and national origin; Possible selves in adult development: Linking theory and research; Gender and Possible Selves; Possible Selves, Fantasy Distortion, and the Anticipated Life History: Exploring the Role of the Imagination in Social Cognition; Identity Health, Stress, and Support: Profiles of Transition to Motherhood Among High Risk Adolescent Girls; Possible Selves in the Lives of Adult Women: A Short-Term Longitudinal Study; Possible Selves as Joint Projects; Using Q Methodology to Study Possible Selves; Possible Selves as Mechanisms of Change in Therapy; Enhancing Student Motivation through the Pursuit of Possible Selves; Index.NER(01): GB IE
