Incremental relations between self-understanding and social functioning beyond personality traits in young adults

IF 2.6 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Journal of Research in Personality Pub Date : 2024-11-03 DOI:10.1016/j.jrp.2024.104546

Lennart Kiel , Majse Lind , Adam T. Nissen , Wiebke Bleidorn , Christopher J. Hopwood

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Abstract

Personality traits are well-established predictors of social functioning, but contemporary models of personality distinguish between personality traits and self-understanding, including reflecting on one’s mental states and the degree of coherence in the self-concept. This study examined whether self-understanding serves as a unique predictor of social functioning beyond personality traits. Additionally, it was explored whether self-understanding moderated the association between traits and social functioning. Participants (n = 859) completed measures on reflective functioning, self-concept clarity, personality traits, and social functioning. Self-Concept Clarity, Extraversion and Agreeableness, had significant, incremental effects on social functioning. Interaction effects were not significant. Results suggests that the ability to root experience in a coherent self-understanding provides valuable information about individual differences in social functioning.

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青少年人格特质之外的自我认识与社会功能之间的递增关系

人格特质是预测社会功能的公认指标，但当代人格模型区分了人格特质和自我理解，包括反思自己的心理状态和自我概念的一致性程度。本研究探讨了自我理解是否是人格特质之外的一种独特的社会功能预测因素。此外，研究还探讨了自我理解是否会调节性格特征与社会功能之间的关联。参与者（n = 859）完成了关于反思功能、自我概念清晰度、人格特质和社会功能的测量。自我概念清晰度、外向性和宜人性对社会功能有显著的递增效应。交互效应不明显。研究结果表明，将经验植根于连贯的自我理解中的能力为社会功能的个体差异提供了有价值的信息。

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Journal of Research in Personality PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

CiteScore

5.40

自引率

6.10%

发文量

102

审稿时长

67 days

期刊介绍： Emphasizing experimental and descriptive research, the Journal of Research in Personality presents articles that examine important issues in the field of personality and in related fields basic to the understanding of personality. The subject matter includes treatments of genetic, physiological, motivational, learning, perceptual, cognitive, and social processes of both normal and abnormal kinds in human and animal subjects. Features: • Papers that present integrated sets of studies that address significant theoretical issues relating to personality. • Theoretical papers and critical reviews of current experimental and methodological interest. • Single, well-designed studies of an innovative nature. • Brief reports, including replication or null result studies of previously reported findings, or a well-designed studies addressing questions of limited scope.