scholarly journals Self processes in interdependent relationships

2005 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 375-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caryl E. Rusbult ◽  
Madoka Kumashiro ◽  
Shevaun L. Stocker ◽  
Jeffrey L. Kirchner ◽  
Eli J. Finkel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ideal Self ◽  
Behavioral Tendencies ◽  
Key Features ◽  
Michelangelo Phenomenon ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Interdependent Relationships ◽  
The Ideal

This essay reviews theory and research regarding the “Michelangelo phenomenon,” which describes the manner in which close partners shape one another’s dispositions, values, and behavioral tendencies. Individuals are more likely to exhibit movement toward their ideal selves to the degree that their partners exhibit affirming perception and behavior; exhibiting confidence in the self’s capacity and enacting behaviors that elicit key features of the self’s ideal. In turn, movement towards the ideal self yields enhanced personal well-being and couple well-being. We review empirical evidence regarding this phenomenon and discuss self and partner variables that contribute to the process.

The Michelangelo phenomenon: How close partners sculpt the ideal self

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madoka Kumashiro ◽  
Caryl E. Rusbult ◽  
Michael K. Coolsen
Keyword(s):  
Ideal Self ◽  
Michelangelo Phenomenon ◽  
The Ideal

scholarly journals Inspired and Effective: The Role of the Ideal Self in Employee Engagement, Well-Being, and Positive Organizational Behaviors

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hector A. Martinez ◽  
Kylie Rochford ◽  
Richard E. Boyatzis ◽  
Sofia Rodriguez-Chaves
Keyword(s):  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Job Engagement ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Ideal Self ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Ideal

This study explores the efficacy of a specific tool – the articulation of the ideal self – in job engagement, psychological well-being, and organizational citizenship behavior. We hypothesized that employees who can visualize their jobs as part of their ideal self – in particular how it helps in its development and realization – would feel higher levels of engagement and fulfillment in their lives, as well as engage in greater amounts of helping and voice OCB. A total of 239 full time employees from five companies in Costa Rica filled out the ideal self questionnaire, the job engagement, and psychological well-being surveys, and were evaluated by their peers on task behavior and helping and voice OCB. Results of the SEM model showed that the ideal self was positively related to job engagement, psychological well-being and helping and voice. These findings contribute to the research on the impact and importance for organizations to help employees find meaningfulness in their work.

scholarly journals Influence of Congruency between Ideal Self and Brand Image on Sustainable Happiness

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 4076
Author(s):  
Jeongsoo Han ◽  
Mina Jun ◽  
Miyea Kim ◽  
Sookyoung Key
Keyword(s):  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Brand Image ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Self ◽  
Ideal Self ◽  
Brand Identification ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Sustainable Happiness ◽  
The Ideal

Building on the Sustainable Happiness Model, this study examines how congruency between ideal self-concepts and brand image influences a sense of happiness. The findings show that when the ideal self-image and the ideal social self-image are congruent with brand image, a sense of happiness can be enhanced through brand identification and positive emotions. An additional two-mediation analysis confirms that there are full mediation effects of brand identification and positive emotions between ideal self/ideal social self-brand congruency and happiness. This study contributes to the literature as it reveals the mechanism of how congruency between ideal self-concepts and brand image positively affects happiness. In addition, this study also provides useful insights for business practitioners as previous studies suggest that enhancing consumer well-being helps increase firms’ long-term sustainability in many ways.

Close partner as sculptor of the ideal self: Behavioral affirmation and the Michelangelo phenomenon.

1999 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen M. Drigotas ◽  
Caryl E. Rusbult ◽  
Jennifer Wieselquist ◽  
Sarah W. Whitton
Keyword(s):  
Ideal Self ◽  
Michelangelo Phenomenon ◽  
The Ideal

scholarly journals Does Michelangelo care about age? An adult life-span perspective on the Michelangelo phenomenon

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 1392-1412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janina Larissa Bühler ◽  
Rebekka Weidmann ◽  
Madoka Kumashiro ◽  
Alexander Grob
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Life Span ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Successful Aging ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Life Outcomes ◽  
Ideal Self ◽  
Adult Life Span ◽  
Michelangelo Phenomenon ◽  
The Ideal

Humans are motivated to expand their actual self toward an ideal self. Known as the Michelangelo phenomenon, movement toward the ideal self can be facilitated through an affirming romantic partner and is linked to positive life outcomes. Yet, research on the Michelangelo phenomenon has primarily focused on young adult samples, and it remains unknown whether the framework generalizes across the adult life span. The authors addressed this shortcoming by examining the Michelangelo phenomenon in a three-generation sample of 505 adults aged 18–90 years ( M = 47.2 years). Multilevel analyses revealed one age effect on the framework, showing that being seen by the partner in a manner congruent with one’s ideal self (i.e., partner perceptual affirmation) becomes more important for relationship satisfaction with increasing age. Otherwise, age did not affect the Michelangelo phenomenon, suggesting life-span generalizability of the framework. By highlighting personal growth processes that continue across the life span, the present findings add to theories of successful aging.

The ideal self is me: Deconstructing the self-evaluation process

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corey L. Guenther ◽  
Kathryn Applegate ◽  
Steven Svoboda ◽  
Emily Adams
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Process ◽  
The Self ◽  
Ideal Self ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
The Ideal

Temporal Focus

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abbie J. Shipp
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Psychology Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
The Future ◽  
Behavior Based ◽  
The Individual ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Temporal Focus

Temporal focus is the individual tendency to characteristically think more or less about the past, present, and future. Although originally rooted in early work from psychology, research on temporal focus has been steadily growing in a number of research areas, particularly since Zimbardo and Boyd’s (1999) influential article on the topic. This chapter will review temporal focus research from the past to the present, including how temporal focus has been conceptualized and measured, and which correlates and outcomes have been tested in terms of well-being and behavior. Based on this review, an agenda for research is created to direct temporal focus research in the future.

scholarly journals Special Issue on Mental Health and Well-Being in Adolescence: Environment and Behavior

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 2975
Author(s):  
Javier Ortuño-Sierra ◽  
Beatriz Lucas-Molina ◽  
Félix Inchausti ◽  
Eduardo Fonseca-Pedrero
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Children And Adolescent ◽  
Environment And Behavior ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Health And Well Being

Psychological problems in children and adolescent populations range from 10% to 20% [...]

Formalization as a tool for environmental peacebuilding? Artisanal and small-scale mining in Liberia and Sierra Leone

2021 ◽  
Vol 97 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-55
Author(s):  
Christina Ankenbrand ◽  
Abrina Welter ◽  
Nina Engwicht
Keyword(s):  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Transformative Change ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Benefits ◽  
Sustainable Peace ◽  
Underlying Causes ◽  
Ethical Sourcing ◽  
The Ideal

Abstract Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has long been a vital source of livelihoods for rural populations in the global South. Yet, it has also been linked to a host of social, political and environmental adversities, including violent conflict. As environmental peacebuilding increasingly stresses the importance of livelihood improvement as a means of fostering peace in conflict-affected extractive societies, ASM formalization has been identified as a solution to mitigate the sector's challenges, thereby addressing underlying causes of conflict. This article critically investigates the contribution of ASM formalization to sustainable peace by focusing on its impact on the livelihood dimension of peacebuilding. It analyses the livelihood impact of three formalization interventions in the diamond sectors of two countries: cooperatives in Liberia, and, in Sierra Leone, ethical sourcing schemes and a community-based natural resource management initiative. In line with calls for a paradigm shift from a narrow legalization-centred understanding of formalization to a broader approach that accounts for livelihood quality, the analysis presented here focuses on interventions that were informed by the ideal of improving the well-being of ASM workers and communities. We propose three pathways through which ASM formalization could potentially contribute to livelihood enhancement: income security, working conditions and community benefits. Based on fieldwork, this article highlights the challenges of generating livelihood improvements through formalization. Even when specifically designed to address the needs of ASM communities, during implementation, they risk prioritizing a narrow conceptualization of formalization and thus failing to become a conductor of transformative change.

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