Open this publication in new window or tab >>2011 (English)In: Perspectives on thinking, judging, and decision making / [ed] W. Brun, G., Keren, G. Kirkeboen, & H. Montgomery, Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, 2011, p. 236-248Chapter in book (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
People want to be themselves (e.g., unhappy philosopher rather than happy pig, after John Stuart Mill). Psychological connectedness to one’s future self (in terms of values, beliefs, and goals) is found to critically influence preferences for hypothetical future events in participants’ lives.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, 2011
Keywords
personal identity, psychological connectedness, preferences
National Category
Psychology
Research subject
Psychology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:su:diva-70549 (URN)9788215018782 (ISBN)
Note
Studien är finansierad av Vetenskapsrådet.
2012-01-232012-01-232022-02-24Bibliographically approved