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  • Social Psychology
  • Neuroscience

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  • The self-reference effect (SRE) enhances memory for self-related information.
  • Associated phenomena include self-retention and self-obstruction.
  • Understanding these effects in diverse cultural contexts is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the SRE, self-retention, and self-obstruction in a Chinese sample.
  • To examine the impact of mindfulness intervention on these self-referential processing effects.
  • To explore the mechanisms underlying mindfulness's influence on SRE.

Main Methods:

  • A perceptual matching paradigm was employed across three experiments.
  • Participants included a Chinese sample.
  • A 15-minute mindfulness intervention was administered.

Main Results:

  • The SRE, self-retention, and self-obstruction were observed in the Chinese sample.
  • Mindfulness intervention attenuated all three self-referential effects.
  • Mindfulness enhanced processing efficiency for stranger-related stimuli.

Conclusions:

  • Mindfulness can mitigate the self-reference effect and associated biases.
  • The mechanism involves attentional reorientation towards others, not suppression of self-focus.
  • Findings offer insights into modifiable mechanisms of self-referential processing.