The Wisdom Researchers and the Elephant: An Integrative Model of Wise Behavior

This article proposes an integrative model of wise behavior in real life. While current research findings depend considerably on how wisdom is conceptualized and measured, there are strong conceptual commonalities across psychological wisdom models. The proposed model integrates the components of se...

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Published in:Personality and social psychology review Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 342 - 374
Main Authors: Glück, Judith, Weststrate, Nic M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.11.2022
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:
Animals
Behavior
Emotional regulation
Emotions
Humans
Knowledge
Metacognition
Models, Psychological
Proboscidea Mammal
wisdom trait
wise behavior
wisdom measurement
wisdom state
wisdom development
wisdom
ISSN:1088-8683, 1532-7957, 1532-7957
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Summary:This article proposes an integrative model of wise behavior in real life. While current research findings depend considerably on how wisdom is conceptualized and measured, there are strong conceptual commonalities across psychological wisdom models. The proposed model integrates the components of several existing models into a dynamic framework explaining wise behavior. The article first specifies which real-life situations require wisdom and discusses characteristics of wise behavior. The core proposition of the model is that in challenging real-life situations, noncognitive wisdom components (an exploratory orientation, concern for others, and emotion regulation) moderate the effect of cognitive components (knowledge, metacognitive capacities, and self-reflection) on wise behavior. The model can explain the situation specificity of wisdom and the commonalities and differences between personal and general wisdom. Empirically, it accounts for the considerable variation in correlations among wisdom measures and between wisdom measures and other variables. The model has implications for the design of wisdom-fostering interventions and new wisdom measures.
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ISSN:1088-8683
1532-7957
1532-7957
DOI:10.1177/10888683221094650