Possible selves.

1986/09/01 by Hazel Markus, Hazel Rose Markus, Paula Nurius +1 · 94 citations
Social Sciences · Psychology · #Critical Realism in Sociology #Cultural Differences and Values #Social Science and Policy Research

paper · doi:10.1037/0003-066x.41.9.954

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