Difference between revisions of "Self-absorption"
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| − | 1: [[Attention|preoccupation]] with oneself to the exclusion of others or the outside world | + | *1: [[Attention|preoccupation]] with oneself to the exclusion of others or the outside world |
| − | 2. (Physics) the [[process]] in which some of the [[radiation]] emitted by a [[material]] is [[absorbed]] by the material itself | + | *2. (Physics) the [[process]] in which some of the [[radiation]] emitted by a [[material]] is [[absorbed]] by the material itself |
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The '''self-absorption''' [[paradox]] describes the [[contradictory]] [[association]] whereby higher levels of [[self]]-[[awareness]] are simultaneously associated with higher levels of [[psychological]] distress and with psychological well-being. | The '''self-absorption''' [[paradox]] describes the [[contradictory]] [[association]] whereby higher levels of [[self]]-[[awareness]] are simultaneously associated with higher levels of [[psychological]] distress and with psychological well-being. | ||
Revision as of 20:08, 2 November 2012
Definition
- 1: preoccupation with oneself to the exclusion of others or the outside world
- 2. (Physics) the process in which some of the radiation emitted by a material is absorbed by the material itself
Description
The self-absorption paradox describes the contradictory association whereby higher levels of self-awareness are simultaneously associated with higher levels of psychological distress and with psychological well-being.
In 1999, Trapnell and Campbell [1] explored the self-absorption paradox in relation to private self-consciousness or attention to internal aspects of the self. They concluded that the relationship of self-awareness to psychological distress derived from a ruminative aspect of private self-consciousness, whereas the relationship of self-awareness to psychological well-being was attributed to self-contemplative reflection.
Note
1. 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, 284-304.
