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Continuity Of Self

Continuity of Self is a psychological construct that denotes the subjective experience of an enduring and consistent personal identity over time, distinguishing it from transient states or episodic self-perceptions by emphasizing the diachronic integration of memory, agency, and self-narrative.

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7.9K

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293

Authors

197

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

119

The Psychological Self as Actor, Agent, and Author

Dan P. McAdams · Perspectives on Psychological Science · 2013 · 679 citations

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Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow: Individual differences in future self-continuity account for saving

Hal Ersner-Hershfield, M. Tess Garton, Kacey Ballard et al. · Judgment and Decision Making · 2009 · 400 citations · Full text

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Future self‐continuity: how conceptions of the future self transform intertemporal choice

Hal E. Hershfield · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2011 · 384 citations · Full text

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Nostalgia fosters self-continuity: Uncovering the mechanism (social connectedness) and consequence (eudaimonic well-being).

Constantine Sedikides, Tim Wildschut, Wing‐Yee Cheung et al. · Emotion · 2016 · 308 citations

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Nostalgia counteracts self‐discontinuity and restores self‐continuity

Constantine Sedikides, Tim Wildschut, Clay Routledge et al. · European Journal of Social Psychology · 2014 · 287 citations

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Authors

293

  1. CS
    Constantine Sedikides

    University of Southampton, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 728 citations

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  2. HE
    Hal E. Hershfield

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    5 publications · 691 citations

    5

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  3. TW
    Tim Wildschut

    University of Southampton, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 674 citations

    5

    h-index

  4. SB
    Susan Bluck

    University of Florida, United States

    4 publications · 399 citations

    4

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  5. YS
    Yosef Sokol

    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States

    4 publications · 246 citations

    4

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1–5 of 293

Institutions

197

  1. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    5 h-index

    13 publications

    3.4K citations

  2. University of Southampton

    Southampton, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    14 publications

    2K citations

  3. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    New York, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    406 citations

  4. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    432 citations

  5. New York University

    New York, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    608 citations

  6. University of Surrey

    Guildford, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    445 citations

  7. Hofstra University

    Hempstead, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    469 citations

  8. University of Hong Kong

    Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    134 citations

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Venues

  1. Memory

    7 publications · 613 citations

    6

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  2. Analysis

    4 publications · 81 citations

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  3. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 4 publications · 147 citations

    4

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  4. Self and Identity

    3 publications · 111 citations

    3

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  5. Frontiers in Psychology

    3 publications · 113 citations

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