Higgins, self discrepancy theory, suggest that we have an actual self feared self and an ideal self, according to Higgins when the discrepancy between our actual self and ideal self
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According to Higgins, there are three key selves: the actual self (who we are), the ideal self (who we want to be), and the feared self (who we do not want to become). Show more…
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