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  • Cognitive Science
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Existing models of self-knowledge focus on discrepancies between self-standards and the actual self.
  • Self-standards encompass ideals, oughts, undesired selves, and forbidden selves.
  • Previous research has primarily examined the perceived actualization of these standards.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and validate a hierarchical model of self-knowledge.
  • To integrate distinctions concerning self-standards and self-discrepancies.
  • To introduce and assess the role of discrepancies between self-standards and the 'can self' (perceived attainability).

Main Methods:

  • Developed and administered a novel online measure to 404 participants.
  • Assessed eight types of self-discrepancies: actualization and attainability for four self-standards.
  • Employed Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) to test the proposed hierarchical structure.

Main Results:

  • CFA modeling confirmed the postulated two-level hierarchy of self-standards.
  • The inclusion of discrepancies between self-standards and the 'can self' was supported.
  • Intercorrelations among the eight self-discrepancies were analyzed.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed hierarchical model of self-knowledge provides a comprehensive framework.
  • Discrepancies related to the perceived attainability of standards ('can self') are crucial for understanding self-knowledge.
  • The findings advocate for the integration of 'can self' discrepancies into structural models of self-knowledge.