@misc{cogprints3788,
volume = {1},
month = {December},
title = {Self-awareness review Part 1: Do you ?self-reflect? or ?self-ruminate?? },
author = {Alain Morin},
year = {2002},
journal = {Science \& Consciousness Review},
keywords = {self-consciousness, self-rumination/reflection, positive and negative consequences},
url = {http://cogprints.org/3788/},
abstract = {We all spend time analyzing our inner thoughts and
feelings; past research looked at this activity as
being unitary in nature (i.e., simply focusing on the
self), examined how frequently people introspect,
and identified the effects of self-focus on behavior.
Current studies indicate that people actually engage
in two different types of self-analysis: self-reflection
(enjoying analyzing the self) and self-rumination
(not being able to shut off thoughts about the self), each leading to opposite consequences.}
}