Connected to a Better Me and Ignoring You: The Role of Future Self-Connectedness in Social Comparison and Temporal Self-Comparison Processes

abstract: Individuals differ in the extent to which they feel connected to their future selves, which predicts time preference (i.e., preference for immediate versus delayed utility), financial decision-making, delinquency, and academic performance. Future self-connectedness may also predict how ind...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Adelman, Robert Mark (Author)
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.49091