Self-awareness and feeling transparent: failing to suppress one's self

Article Abstract:

The article discusses studies indicating that increased-self awareness is associated with increased feelings of transparency. One study explored the relation between dispositional self-awareness and feelings of transparency, one the effects of state self-awareness on feelings of transparency, and one compared individuals' self-awareness in an evaluative context that induced this feeling with a nonevaluative context.

Psychological aspects, Self-perception, Self perception

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The effect of self-affirmation on perception of racism

Article Abstract:

The hypothesis that suggests that group differences in perception of racism can be eliminated by a self-affirmation manipulation was tested with Latino and White students as subjects. It was tentatively concluded that the affirmation treatment attenuated perception of racism among Latino participants and that it facilitated perception of racism among White participants.

Racism, Ethnicity, Ethnic identity

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Reducing the tendency to self-handicap: The effect of self-affirmation

Article Abstract:

The hypothesis study tested that people would be less likely to engage in self-handicapping if they have previously engaged to self-affirmation. The results found that self-affirmation is more effective in reducing self-handicapping behavior when individuals experienced non-contingent success than when they experience contingent success.

Self-help techniques, Self help techniques

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