Mirror and camera self-focusing effects on complexity of private and public aspects of identity.
Complexity of private and public aspects of identity was investigated as a function of mirror and camera self-focusing. Using a sorting task to assess self-complexity, complexity of private but not public aspects of identity was greater under mirror self-focusing than under camera or no self-focusing, and complexity of public but not private aspects of identity was greater under camera self-focusing than under mirror or no self-focusing. The findings complement and extend previous research on the articulation of self-schemas as a function of self-focusing and self-consciousness.
Davies
Martin F
MF
Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths University of London, New Cross, London SE14 6NW, England. m.davies@gold.ac.uk
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001364:Awareness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007600:Judgment; D008297:Male; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D010781:Photography; D011639:Public Opinion; D012649:Self Concept; D019455:Self Psychology; D012931:Social Environment; D012938:Social Perception