Researching transformative change over time

Mapping Intimacies ◽

10.1332/policypress/9781447354550.003.0007 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 145-166

Author(s):

Priscilla Alderson

Keyword(s):

Lower Order ◽

Higher Order ◽

Fourth Dimension ◽

Transformative Change ◽

Personal Change ◽

Change Over Time ◽

Depth Study ◽

Immanent Critique ◽

First Moment ◽

Over Time

Chapter 6 on the four stages of dialectical transformative change involves concepts of: absence as well as presence; difference versus actual transformative change; emergence of higher order things from lower order ones; immanent critique. With the four stages, the acronym MELD stands for first Moment, second Edge, third Level and fourth Dimension. The stages are considered in their benign/effective, malign/ineffective and mini versions. It is vital to start research with 1M’s intense in-depth study before intervening at 2E, then at 3L looking at the larger scene, and at 4D working on personal change. There is an overview of research from past to future, local to global. The detailed example applies MELD to research on improving care for children with allergies.

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Neglecting Decline: Remembered and Predicted Personal Development Diverge from Actual Longitudinal Change.

10.31234/osf.io/43qvh ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Sarah Molouki ◽

Daniel Bartels ◽

Oleg Urminsky

Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

Personal Development ◽

Absolute Magnitude ◽

Longitudinal Change ◽

Personal Change ◽

Future Change ◽

Change Over Time ◽

Time Period ◽

One Year ◽

Over Time

A one-year longitudinal study was conducted to investigate the accuracy of people’s assessmentsof their own personal change over time. We compared people’s predicted, actual, and recalledchange in their personality, values, and preferences over this time period. On average,participants underestimated the absolute magnitude of their personal change, yet simultaneouslyoverestimated their net improvement, in both prediction and recall. This effect was due to anasymmetry whereby people selectively neglected negative changes, especially prospectively.Although participants in our sample both improved and declined over the year, they were morelikely to remember past improvements than declines, and made nearly uniformly positivepredictions of future change. We discuss how the current findings reconcile researchdemonstrating expectations of personal improvement (e.g., Wilson & Ross, 2001; Kanten &Teigen, 2008) with other research that suggests people overpredict their personal stability(Quoidbach, Gilbert, & Wilson, 2013).

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