The need for absolute truth and self-rumination as basic suppressors in the relationship between private self-consciousness and mental health.
Self-reflection has not so far been shown to have any specific benefits for mental health except for self-knowledge. Recent research showed that the controversy concerning the relationship between self-reflection and mental health could completely be eliminated if self-rumination and the need for absolute truth, especially the need for absolute truth, were considered as suppressor variables. This research replicated these findings in a different sample and expanded these findings by showing that the same is true for private self-consciousness. The need for absolute truth as a new variable was shown to be highly important in understanding the effects of self-consciousness on mental health.
a Istanbul Arel University.
Ömer Faruk
ÖF
Şimşek
Aylin Ecem
AE
Ceylandağ
Gizem
G
Akcan
D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D032882:Comprehension; D003243:Consciousness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012649:Self Concept
mental health; need for absolute truth; self-absorption paradox; self-consciousness