| Comparative analysis of integrative self-knowledge, mindfulness, and private self-consciousness in predicting responses to stress in Iran. | |
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PMID: 22043895 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Previous research has established that awareness of self-experience is a stress resistance resource. The present study conducted an analysis of measures that record different aspects of self-awareness (private self-consciousness, mindfulness, and integrative self-knowledge) to explain this stress-resistance effect in a sample of Iranian university students (N = 186). These students responded to Mindfulness Attention Awareness, Private Self-Consciousness, Integrative Self-Knowledge, and Perceived Stress Scales just before the stress of a 20-day final examination period, and they then responded to Symptom Checklist and Vitality measures at four-day intervals during the final examinations. Prior to final examinations, the three self-awareness variables correlated positively with each other and negatively with perceived stress. Regression analyses of the data obtained during final examinations identified mindfulness to be a better operationalization of this stress-resistance resource than private self-consciousness. Specifically, mindfulness but not private self-consciousness was a positive predictor of vitality and a negative predictor of symptoms. Hierarchical regression analyses also demonstrated that mindfulness and integrative self-knowledge both explained resistance to physical symptoms, while integrative self-knowledge functioned as a protective factor toward one's vitality. These data confirm the positive impact that self-awareness has during stress and highlight the importance of considering both mindfulness and integrative self-knowledge in understanding stress-resistance processes. |
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Nima Ghorbani; Christopher J L Cunningham; P J Watson |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie Volume: 45 ISSN: 1464-066X ISO Abbreviation: Int J Psychol Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
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Created Date: 2011-11-02 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0107305 Medline TA: Int J Psychol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 147-54 Citation Subset: IM |
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a University of Tehran , Tehran , Iran. |
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