Positive-Negative Asymmetry in Self-Related Processing

IF 1.2 4区 心理学 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL Journal of Individual Differences Pub Date : 2022-03-25 DOI:10.1027/1614-0001/a000369
Nan Wang, Jiwen Li, Mei Zeng, Juan Yang
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Abstract. People have different tendencies when responding to positive and negative self-related stimuli, which can be referred to as positive-negative asymmetry. People are generally biased toward self-positivity on the one hand and display a self-focus on negative information on the other. Studies found that the positive-negative asymmetry exists in the cognitive processing of the self, but research on emotional self-related processing has been scant. In the current study, 635 participants rated the extent to which an adjective describes themselves and how much pride or shame they feel during such an evaluation. For positive items, results showed an increasing tendency in participants’ self-descriptive ratings, from 1 (= very low) to 7 (=  very high), which can positively predict pride but negatively predict shame. Meanwhile, for negative items, participants’ ratings, which show a decreasing trend, can positively predict pride and shame. Overall, the current study suggests a valence asymmetry in both cognitive and emotional self-related processing.
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自我相关加工中的正负不对称
摘要人们在对积极和消极的自我相关刺激做出反应时有不同的倾向,这可以被称为正负不对称。人们通常一方面倾向于自我积极,另一方面则表现出对负面信息的自我关注。研究发现,在自我认知过程中存在正负不对称,但对情绪自我相关过程的研究却很少。在目前的研究中,635名参与者对形容词描述自己的程度以及他们在评估过程中感到的自豪感或羞耻感进行了评分。对于积极的项目,结果显示参与者的自我描述评分有增加的趋势,从1(=非常低)到7(=非常高),这可以积极预测自豪感,但消极预测羞耻感。同时,对于负面项目,参与者的评分呈下降趋势,可以积极预测自豪感和羞耻感。总体而言,目前的研究表明,在认知和情绪自我相关过程中都存在价态不对称。
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Journal of Individual Differences
Journal of Individual Differences PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-
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期刊介绍: Researchers, teachers, and students interested in all areas of individual differences (e.g., gender, temperament, personality, intelligence) and their assessment in human and animal research will find the Journal of Individual Differences useful. The Journal of Individual Differences publishes manuscripts dealing with individual differences in behavior, emotion, cognition, and their developmental aspects. This includes human as well as animal research. The Journal of Individual Differences is conceptualized to bring together researchers working in different areas ranging from, for example, molecular genetics to theories of complex behavior.
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