Publication Title
International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning
Document Type
Article
Abstract/Description
We examined the influence of a ‘possible self’ activity on antecedents, identification, and outcomes of global citizenship. Participants wrote about either hoped-for selves as active global citizens, feared selves as inactive global citizens, or a typical day (control) and then answered questions to gauge their global citizen identification. Results show that the saliency of a feared self as an inactive global citizen led to greater identification with the global citizen identity. A structural equation model shows that feared self (vs hoped-for self) predicted greater global citizenship identification, through the perception of one’s normative environment as prescribing a global citizen identity and global awareness. Global citizenship identification predicted greater endorsement of prosocial values and behaviours (e.g. intergroup empathy and helping). The results support the use of a ‘feared self’ activity to engender global citizenship identification and prosocial values in students
Department
Psychology and Special Education
First Page
63
Last Page
78
Volume
6
Issue
3
ISSN
1756-526X
Date
1-1-2014
Citation Information
Blake, Marion E. and Reysen, Stephen, "The Influence of Possible Selves on Global Citizenship Identification" (2014). Faculty Publications. 30.
https://lair.etamu.edu/educ-faculty-publications/30
