creators_name: Morin, Alain type: journale datestamp: 2004-09-03 lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:55:40 metadata_visibility: show title: Self-awareness review Part 1: Do you “self-reflect” or “self-ruminate”? ispublished: pub subjects: cog-psy full_text_status: public keywords: self-consciousness, self-rumination/reflection, positive and negative consequences 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. date: 2002-12 date_type: published publication: Science & Consciousness Review volume: 1 refereed: TRUE referencetext: Fenigstein, A, Scheier, M.F., & Buss, A.H. (1975). Public and private self-consciousness: Assessment and theory. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 36, 1241-1250. Joireman, J.A., Parrott, L., & Hammersla, J. (2002). Empathy and the self-absorption paradox: Support for the distinction between self-rumination and self-reflection. Self and Identity, 1, 53- 65. Trapnell, P.D., & Campbell, J.D. (1999). Private self-consciousness and the Five-Factor Model of personality: Distinguishing rumination from reflection. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 76(2), 284-304. citation: Morin, Alain (2002) Self-awareness review Part 1: Do you “self-reflect” or “self-ruminate”? [Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)] document_url: http://cogprints.org/3788/1/Rumination.pdf