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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"self-discrepancy theory"”.
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Deviant leisure in the collegiate undergraduate population: predicting participation and affect using self-discrepancy theory
… elements of society. The present study utilized Self-Discrepancy Theory to determine if this framework was predictive of college students' deviant leisure participation, a desire to make changes to the amount of time spent in deviant leisure, and the affective results of engaging in deviant …
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Clothing Fit and Self: An Empirical Examination of Fit Factors and Self Evaluation Related to the Confident Clothing Decision and Psychological Well-Being
… performance and body comfort. This study uses self-discrepancy theory to examine how fit characteristics (fit preference and performance) affect consumers’ self-evaluations (self-schema, body satisfaction, and self-esteem) and psychological responses (confident clothing decisions and …
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The Effects of Self-Monitoring and Religious Self-Discrepancies on Negative Affect
According to Higgins's (1987) self-discrepancy theory, an individual's selfesteem is based upon fulfilling one's self-expectations or the expectations of significant others (e.g., spouse or parent). Failure to live up to these expectations results in greater levels of depression, anxiety, and lower …
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Journalist or influencer? Exploring young public media journalists' perceptions of individual branding on Twitter
… about journalistic branding, how it manifests itself on Twitter, and where it belongs among the other traditional practices of journalism. The following research study explores how young public media journalists perceive individual journalistic branding and what motivates their own methods for …
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Do Individual Differences in Authenticity Influence the Magnitude and Affective Consequences of Self-Discrepancies?
<p>Theories of self-regulation address the continuous process in which individuals compare their behavior to salient goals or standards. Two well-known theories of self-regulation, self-discrepancy theory (SDT) and regulatory focus theory (RFT), each make distinctions regarding the types of …
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The Influence of Acculturative Discrepancies on Negative Affect, Drinking to Cope, and Drinking Behavior in Latinas
… used in this study to capture discrepancies in self-perception that may arise as a result of the acculturation process, were predictive of drinking behavior in Latinas. In line with self-discrepancy theory (SDT), two categories of acculturative discrepancies are of interest: 1) acculturative …
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Identity, intentions, and consumer behaviour in Ironman triathlon: an enhanced Theory of Planned Behaviour framework
… the motivations, social influences, and self-perceptions that shape long-term commitment to endurance sports. <br/><br/>Using the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) (Ajzen, 1991) as a structural framework and Consumer Culture Theory (CCT) (Arnould & Thompson, 2005) as a contextual …
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Individual differences in psychological adjustment to perceived abnormalities of appearance
… were carried out. The first took a grounded theory approach to the open ended section of the interviews. This produced an integrated phenomenological account of living with differences of appearance. It also demonstrated differences between the two groups - poor adjustment was associated with …
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CONSUMPTION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT INTERNET MATERIAL AND WELLBEING: A SELF-DISCREPANCY APPROACH
… wellbeing by assessing an ideal-actual sexual discrepancy in the context of intimate relationships. I drew on perspectives from self-discrepancy theory to explore whether SEIM consumption generates disparities between ideal and actual sexual experiences, which then may influence consumers’ …