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- Title
THE SELF NOT TAKEN: HOW ALTERNATIVE SELVES DEVELOP AND HOW THEY INFLUENCE OUR PROFESSIONAL LIVES.
- Authors
OBODARU, OTILIA
- Abstract
This article introduces the construct of alternative selves-self-redefining counterfactuals that are part of the self-concept. This construct adds the parallel time line of what could have been to the temporal framework underlying theories of the self. I discuss how alternative selves develop and how they influence people's professional lives, and I outline the implications of this construct for research on the self-concept, life stories, and counterfactual thinking.
- Subjects
SELF; CONCEPTS; COUNTERFACTUALS (Logic); LATENT variables; TIME; PROFESSIONAL relationships; MEMOIRS; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Academy of Management Review, 2012, Vol 37, Issue 1, p34
- ISSN
0363-7425
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5465/armr.2009.0358