THE SELF NOT TAKEN: HOW ALTERNATIVE SELVES DEVELOP AND HOW THEY INFLUENCE OUR PROFESSIONAL LIVES

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Obodaru, Otilia
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0363-7425
• DOI: 10.5465/amr.2009.0358
• 发表日期: 2012
• 页码: 34-57
• 关键词: COUNTERFACTUAL THINKING; MENTAL SIMULATION; DEFINING MEMORIES; IDENTITY WORK; DIRTY WORK; LIFE; time; personality; REGRETS; thought

摘要

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.