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Who Am I? Let Me Think: Assessing the Considered Self-Concept

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  • Robert Griffo
  • Edward Lemay
  • Amanda H. Moreno

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My Multiple Selves (MMS) is an open-ended self-concept measure that leads respondents to systematically explore who they are before selecting and rank-ordering their most important selves. A sample of college students ( n = 204) completed either the MMS or the frequently used Twenty Statements Test (TST). As predicted, results demonstrated that MMS responses included elements underdetected by the TST: other people, school crowd labels, aspirations for the future, and undesirable selves. Furthermore, the MMS revealed that when other people are included in self, they are rank ordered by participants as the most important element. Shortcomings of the MMS are discussed, and directions for future research outlined.

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  • Robert Griffo & Edward Lemay & Amanda H. Moreno, 2021. "Who Am I? Let Me Think: Assessing the Considered Self-Concept," SAGE Open, , vol. 11(1), pages 21582440211, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:11:y:2021:i:1:p:21582440211004278
    DOI: 10.1177/21582440211004278
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    1. Jason Jeffrey Jones, 2021. "A dataset for the study of identity at scale: Annual Prevalence of American Twitter Users with specified Token in their Profile Bio 2015–2020," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(11), pages 1-17, November.
    2. Jones, Jason J., 2021. "A Dataset for the Study of Identity at Scale: Annual Prevalence of American Twitter Users with specified Token in their Profile Bio - 2015-2020," SocArXiv cm5g7, Center for Open Science.
    3. Matías-García, Jose Antonio & Santamaría, Andrés & Cubero, Mercedes & Cubero-Pérez, Rosario, 2023. "From current to possible selves: Self-descriptions of resilient post-compulsory secondary education Spanish students at risk of social exclusion," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 155(C).

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