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dc.contributor.authorJacobs, OL
dc.contributor.authorPazhoohi, F
dc.contributor.authorKingstone, A
dc.contributor.editorLetina S
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-24T11:39:29Z
dc.date.available2024-01-24T11:39:29Z
dc.date.issued2023-12-13
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.othere0295515
dc.identifier.urihttps://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/handle/10026.1/21949
dc.description.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 ability to feel) for both themselves and their partner. Sex differences were also examined across both studies, and while minor differences emerged, the effects were not robust across the collective evidence from both studies. The overall findings suggest that the mind perception approach can be used to distill a large number of qualities of mind into meaningful facets for interpretation in relation to self-discrepancy theory. This method can breathe new life into the field with future investigations directed at understanding self-discrepancies in relation to prosocial behaviour and psychological well-being.

dc.format.extente0295515-e0295515
dc.format.mediumElectronic-eCollection
dc.languageen
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science (PLoS)
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectSelf Concept
dc.subjectEmotions
dc.subjectSurveys and Questionnaires
dc.subjectData Accuracy
dc.subjectPerception
dc.titleSelf-discrepancies in mind perception for actual, ideal, and ought selves and partners
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeJournal Article
plymouth.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38091324
plymouth.issue12
plymouth.volume18
plymouth.publisher-urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0295515
plymouth.publication-statusPublished online
plymouth.journalPLOS ONE
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0295515
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|Faculty of Health
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|Faculty of Health|School of Psychology
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dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dcterms.dateAccepted2023-11-24
dc.date.updated2024-01-24T11:39:28Z
dc.rights.embargodate2024-1-27
dc.identifier.eissn1932-6203
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1371/journal.pone.0295515


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