Superstars and me: Predicting the impact of role models on the self
Lockwood and Kunda, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 73(1), 1997, 91-103. Superstars most likely affect self-views when relevant; relevant stars provoke self-enhancement and inspiration when success seems attainable and self-deflation when it seems unattainable. Self-views were affected only when the star's domain was self-relevant; participants either still had enough time to achieve comparable success or believed their abilities could improve over time.
Lockwood and Kunda, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 73(1), 1997, 91-103. Superstars most likely affect self-views when relevant; relevant stars provoke self-enhancement and inspiration when success seems attainable and self-deflation when it seems unattainable. Self-views were affected only when the star's domain was self-relevant; participants either still had enough time to achieve comparable success or believed their abilities could improve over time.
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Lockwood, P., & Kunda, Z. (1997). Superstars and me: Predicting the impact of role models on the self. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 73(1), 91-103. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.73.1.91 https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.73.1.91