title: The investigation of factors underlying deficits in self-awareness and self-regulation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine a theoretical model which suggests that a contribution of both psychological and neuropsychological factors underlie deficits in self-awareness and self-regulation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Multivariate design including correlations and analysis of variance (ANOVA).
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-one subjects with acquired brain injury (ABI) were administered standardized measures of self-awareness and self-regulation. Psychological factors included measures of coping-related denial, personality-related denial and personality change. Neuropsychological factors included an estimate of IQ and two measures of executive functioning that assess capacity for volition and purposive behaviour.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The findings indicated that the relative contribution of neuropsychological factors to an outcome of deficits in self-awareness and self-regulation had a more direct effect than psychological factors. In general, measures of executive functioning had a direct relationship, while measures of coping-related and personality-related denial had an indirect relationship with measures of self-awareness and self-regulation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings highlighted the importance of measuring both neuropsychological and psychological factors and demonstrated that the relative contribution of these variables varies according to different levels of self-awareness and self-regulation.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia. consult@biaq.com.au
authors.forename: Tamara L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Ownsworth
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McFarland
authors.forename: Ross McD
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010551:Personality; D012649:Self Concept; D012927:Social Control, Informal