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Self‐Improvement

Sedikides, Constantine, Hepper, Erica G. D.·2009·Social and Personality Psychology Compass
DOI 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2009.00231.x
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This article approaches the topic of improvement from a self‐evaluation perspective, namely the interplay between the self‐improvement motive and social or evaluative feedback. The self‐improvement motive is reflected in conscious desire. It is also reflected in preferences for continuous upward feedback trajectories, upward comparison feedback, and feedback that may be self‐threatening in the present but is likely to be useful in the future. The last type of feedback preference is stronger following a resource‐bolstering experience (e.g., good mood, success feedback, self‐affirmation). Moreover, both direct and indirect activation of the self‐improvement motive facilitates recall of improvement‐oriented feedback. Such feedback is associated with increased satisfaction or positive affect, a pattern qualified by individual differences (e.g., self‐esteem, self‐theories). Finally, improvement‐oriented feedback yields better performance, a pattern also qualified by individual differences (e.g., self‐enhancement, self‐appraisal) as well as feedback attributes (gradual versus sudden). This territory‐mapping review will hopefully prove useful to future theorizing and research.

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Authors
Sedikides, C., & Hepper, E. G. D.
Affiliations
University of Southampton (GB)
ORCID
Venue
Social and Personality Psychology Compass
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2009-11-27
Volume
3
Issue
6
Pages
899-917
ISSN
1751-9004 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1111/j.1751-9004.2009.00231.x
OpenAlex
W3096081367
Cited by
108
References
116
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.35
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Social and Personality Psychology Compass (publishedVersion)
  • ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) (acceptedVersion)
  • Surrey Research Insight Open Access (The University of Surrey) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
Keywords
self-assessment, evaluative feedback, upward feedback, upward social comparison, self-threat, self-affirmation, self-esteem, self-theory, self-enhancement, positive affect, performance improvement, individual differences

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