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Relations among self-talk, self-consciousness, and self-knowledge.

Johann F Schneider1

  • 1University of the Saarland, Saarbruecken, Germany. josh@rz.uni-sb.de

Psychological Reports
|January 18, 2003
PubMed
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Functional self-consciousness, not dysfunctional, significantly predicts self-knowledge. This study explored self-talk, self-consciousness, and self-knowledge in university students, finding functional self-consciousness is key to understanding oneself.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Self-talk, self-consciousness, and self-knowledge are crucial psychological constructs.
  • Understanding the interplay between these elements is vital for personal development and mental well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationships among self-talk, self-consciousness, and self-knowledge.
  • To determine if only functional and reflective aspects of self-consciousness contribute to self-knowledge.

Main Methods:

  • Exploratory principal component analysis and stepwise multiple regression.
  • Administered a self-report questionnaire to 203 German undergraduate students.
  • Assessed various aspects of self-talk, self-consciousness, and self-knowledge.

Main Results:

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  • Principal component analysis supported a two-factor distinction: functional and dysfunctional self-consciousness.
  • Functional self-consciousness emerged as the sole significant predictor of self-knowledge.
  • Dysfunctional self-consciousness did not significantly predict self-knowledge.

Conclusions:

  • Functional self-consciousness plays a critical role in the development of self-knowledge.
  • The distinction between functional and dysfunctional self-consciousness is empirically supported.
  • Future research should address limitations in current measures of inner speech.