Self-Discrepancy

Self-Discrepancy Theory

Self-discrepancy theory was developed in an attempt to answer the following question: Why is it that when people are emotionally overwhelmed by tragedies or serious setbacks in their lives—such as the death of their child, the loss of their jobs, or the break-up of their marriages—some suffer from depression whereas others suffer from anxiety? Even

Self-Discrepancy in Sports Psychology

Self-discrepancy  is  incongruence  (i.e.,  mismatch, lack  of  agreement)  in  one’s  perception  of  his  or her  actual  attributes  and  one’s  internalized  standards  or  ideals.  In  sport  and  exercise  psychology  (SEP),  self-discrepancies  are  often  studied  in the  realm  of  body  image,  whereby  actual  weight is  compared  to  an  ideal  that  is  either  established from  societal  norms  or 

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