Inner Speech as a Cognitive Process Mediating Self-Consciousness and Inhibiting Self-Deception

Journal/Book: Psychol Rep. 1995; 76: P O Box 9229, Missoula, MT 59807. Psychological Reports. 259-265.

Abstract: The cognitive processes which mediate self-consciousness are unknown, although Morin and others have suggested that inner speech may mediate self-consciousness. We developed a questionnaire which measures the extent to which one talks to oneself about oneself. As expected, the correlation between inner speech and self-consciousness was significant. A German version of the 1979 self-deception questionnaire by Sackeim and Gur correlated negatively with the scores on inner speech, suggesting the validity of the questionnaire. We also replicated the negative association between depression and self-deception in a different culture.

Note: Article M Siegrist, Univ Zurich, Inst Psychol, Dept Social Psychol, Plattenstr 14, CH-8032 Zurich, Switzerland

Keyword(s): FOCUSED ATTENTION; DEPRESSION; AWARENESS

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