Sedikides Constantine, Hong Emily K, Wildschut Tim
Centre for Research on Self and Identity, School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; email:
Annu Rev Psychol. 2023 Jan 18;74:333-361. doi: 10.1146/annurev-psych-032420-032236. Epub 2022 Aug 12.
Self-continuity is the subjective sense of connection between one's past and present selves (past-present self-continuity), between one's present and future selves (present-future self-continuity), or among one's past, present, and future selves (global self-continuity). We consider the motivational character of the three forms of self-continuity, their regulatory properties, and the internal or external factors that consolidate them. We also review their consequences for attitudes and judgments or decisions, motivation, intentions and behavior, and psychological and physical health. We further detail the psychological and behavioral benefits of self-discontinuity (i.e., a sense of disconnect among temporal selves). We next turn to the brain regions that are activated synchronously with self-continuity. We consider developmental perspectives on self-continuity, discuss collective self-continuity (along with its consequences and regulatory properties), and elaborate on cultural differences in self-continuity. This inaugural Annual Reviews chapter demonstrates the breadth, excitement, and sense of synergy among self-continuity researchers and points to promising research directions.
自我连续性是个体过去自我与当前自我之间（过去-当前自我连续性）、当前自我与未来自我之间（当前-未来自我连续性），或过去、当前及未来自我之间（整体自我连续性）的主观联系感。我们探讨这三种自我连续性形式的动机特征、调节特性以及巩固它们的内部或外部因素。我们还回顾它们对态度、判断或决策、动机、意图与行为，以及心理和身体健康的影响。我们进一步详述自我间断性（即不同时间自我之间的脱节感）的心理和行为益处。接下来，我们转向与自我连续性同步激活的脑区。我们考虑自我连续性的发展视角，讨论集体自我连续性（及其影响和调节特性），并阐述自我连续性的文化差异。这篇《年度回顾》的开篇章节展示了自我连续性研究者之间研究范围的广度、研究的趣味性以及协同感，并指出了有前景的研究方向。
