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| Research article summary (published 29 Jun 2002): |
Self-focused attention and negative affect: a meta-analysis.
Full Abstract
This meta-analysis synthesized 226 effect sizes reflecting the relation between self-focused attention and negative affect (depression, anxiety, negative mood). The results demonstrate the multifaceted nature of self-focused attention and elucidate major controversies in the field. Overall, self-focus was associated with negative affect. Several moderators qualified this relationship. Self-focus and negative affect were more strongly related in clinical and female-dominated samples. Rumination yielded stronger effect sizes than nonruminative self-focus. Self-focus on positive self-aspects and following a positive event were related to lower negative affect. Most important, an interaction between foci of self-attention and form of negative affect was found:
Private self-focus was more strongly associated with depression and generalized anxiety, whereas public self-focus was more strongly associated with social anxiety.
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Author information
Author/s: Mor, Nilly (N); Winquist, Jennifer (J);
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. nmor(-atsign-)wam.umd.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Meta-Analysis
Journal: Psychological bulletin (Psychol Bull), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Jul; vol 128 (issue 4) : pp 638-62
Dates: Created 2002/06/25; Completed 2002/07/31; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12081086, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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