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self-defining future projection  

Definition

  • “We conceive of self-defining future projections (SDFPs) as the future counterparts of self-defining memories (SDMs); that is, mental representations of plausible and highly significant future events that provide with core information for one’s understanding of self.“ (D’Argembeau et al., 2012, p. 111).

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Synonym(s)

  • SDFP
  • self-defining projection

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • D’Argembeau, A., Lardi, C., & Van der Linden, M. (2012). Self-defining future projections: Exploring the identity function of thinking about the future. Memory, 20(2), 110–120. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2011.647697

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

  • • Lardi Robyn, C., Ghisletta, P., & Van der Linden, M. (2012). Self-defining memories and self-defining future projections in hypomania-prone individuals. Consciousness and Cognition, 21(2), 764–774. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2012.02.007

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

  • • Raffard, S., Bortolon, C., D’Argembeau, A., Gardes, J., Gely-Nargeot, M.-C., Capdevielle, D., & Van der Linden, M. (2016). Projecting the self into the future in individuals with schizophrenia: A preliminary cross-sectional study. Memory, 24(6), 826–837. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2015.1057152

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

  • • Raffard, S., Bortolon, C., Iniesta, F., Macioce, V., Gely-Nargeot, M.-C., & Van der Linden, M. (2020). Projecting the self in aging: An exploratory study of self-defining future projections. Memory, 28(5), 632–641. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2020.1753778

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

  • • Raucher-Chéné, D., Berna, F., Vucurovic, K., Barrière, S., Van Der Linden, M., Kaladjian, A., & Cuervo-Lombard, C. (2021). How to project oneself without positive and integrated memories? Exploration of self-defining memories and future projections in bipolar disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 138, 103817. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2021.103817

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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