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self-discrepancies

self-discrepancies is the plural of self-discrepancy.

Meaning of self-discrepancy

Noun

self-discrepancy (plural self-discrepancies)

  1. The gap in an individual self-perception of what they actually are and what they ought to be.
    • Higgins in 1987 came up with the self-discrepancy theory to explain people’s motivation. This argues that people have three types of self: the “ideal” self, which is what we hope to become; the “ought” self, which is how we think we should behave to achieve the ideal self; and the actual self...2014 November 20, Dean Burnett, “Motivational posters: do they actually work?”, in The Guardian

Questions about self-discrepancies

What is self-discrepancies the plural of?
Self-discrepancies is the plural of self-discrepancy.

Words near self-discrepancies in the dictionary

  1. self-discipline
  2. self-disciplined
  3. self-disclosure
  4. self-disclosures
  5. self-discovery
  6. self-discrepancies
  7. self-discrepancy
  8. self-discrimination
  9. self-disgust
  10. self-disgustedly
  11. self-disorder

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