Implicit and explicit Motivated Self-Perception as hypothesis-driven self-construal. (1st October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kaufmann, Leah M.; Sojo, Victor E.; Genat, Anna E.; Wheeler, Melissa A.; Wood, Robert E.
• Is Part Of: Personality and individual differences. Volume 116(2017)
• Page Start: 252
• Page End: 257
• Publication Date: 2017-10-01
• Subjects: MSP Motivated Self-Perception -- I introversion -- E extraversion -- MSPI Motivated Self-Perception – introversion (condition) -- MSPE Motivated Self-Perception – extraversion (condition) -- GNAT Go/No Go association task -- ANOVA analysis of variance; Motivated Self-Perception -- Implicit self-concept -- Hypothesis-driven self-construal -- Personality -- Autobiographical memory; Personality -- Periodicals; Individuality -- Periodicals; Individuality -- Periodicals; Personality Development -- Periodicals; Personnalité -- Périodiques; Individualité -- Périodiques; 155.205
• DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2017.04.055
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0191-8869

Abstract

Abstract: Motivated Self-Perception (MSP) facilitates the positive perception of the self via the endorsement of desirable characteristics, selective recall of autobiographical memories, and performance of desirable behaviour. Peters and Gawronski (2011) proposed a model of MSP as "hypothesis-driven" self-construal integrating implicit and explicit self-concepts, motivation, and autobiographical memory. The current study provides the first complete test of this model. One hundred and twenty-seven participants read a summary of a fictional study before completing measures of motivation, personality self-ratings, autobiographical memory, and implicit self-personality associations. Explicit self-concept, autobiographical memory, and the implicit self-personality association were affected by the manipulation, consistent with predictions. Results also revealed that implicit self-personality associations were predicted by motivation and autobiographical memory, providing evidence for the proposed model of MSP, and further evidence for the interconnectedness of implicit and explicit self-constructs. Finally, these results are interpreted as evidence for the effect of MSP-based self-enhancement across all levels of the self. Highlights: Motivated Self-Perception affects the explicit, remembered, and implicit self. Motivated Self-Perception involves evidencing an explicitly desired self-construal. Self-construal creates a desired implicit self from a hypothesized explicit self. Motivated Self-Perception reflects explicit and implicit representations of traits.