Self-discrepancies in mind perception for actual, ideal, and ought selves and partners.

ABSTRACT: Defining and measuring self-discrepancies in mind perception between how an individual sees their actual self in comparison to their ideal or ought self has a long but challenging history in psychology. Here we present a new approach for measuring and operationalizing discrepancies of mind by employing the mind perception framework that has been applied successfully to a variety of other psychological constructs. Across two studies (N = 265, N = 205), participants were recruited online to fill in a modified version of the mind perception survey with questions pertaining to three domains (actual, ideal, ought) and two agents (self versus partner). The results revealed that participants idealized and thought they ought to have greater agency (the ability to do) and diminished experience (the

SUBMITTER: Jacobs OL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10718412 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature