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- Title
Functional and Dysfunctional Self-focus, Self-acceptance, and Self-disclosure.
- Authors
Keisuke TAKANO; Shinji SAKAMOTO; Yoshihiko TANNO
- Abstract
Self-focus, the tendency to focus attention on the self, has functional and dysfunctional aspects influencing psychological adjustment, e.g., self-reflection and self-rumination. Although most previous studies have examined these functional and dysfunctional forms of self-focus in relation with affective and cognitive processes within a person, few studies have investigated the roles of self-focus in a social and interpersonal context. e present study examined the relationships among these two forms of self-focus and self-acceptance and self-disclosure. A total of 122 undergraduates completed a packet of questionnaires measuring self-rumination, self-reflection, self-acceptance, and self-disclosure. Structural equation modeling indicated that self-rumination is directly and indirectly associated with inadequate self-disclosure, mediated by a lower level of self-acceptance; whereas self-reflection is associated with adequate self-disclosure mediated by a higher level of self-acceptance. These results suggest that self-rumination and self-reflection play different roles in social and interpersonal functioning and psychological adjustment.
- Subjects
SELF-perception; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; INTERPERSONAL relations; SELF-acceptance; SELF-disclosure; PSYCHOLOGY of college students
- Publication
Japanese Journal of Personality / Pasonariti Kenkyu, 2012, Vol 21, Issue 1, p12
- ISSN
1348-8406
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2132/personality.21.12