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INFLUENCING SELF-ESTEEM AND RUMINATION BY SELF-ASCRIPTION OF POSITIVE TRAITS: AN ASYMMETRY BETWEEN MORALITY AND COMPETENCE

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Baryla W.
Kolokwia Psychologiczne (Psychological Colloquia)
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2005
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vol. 13
49-66
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As far as people organize information on the self in a coherent system, self-esteem may be changed from within by enhancing the salience of information already present in the self-system without getting new information from outside sources. The present theorizing based on a finding that retrieval of a generalization from semantic memory results in a heightened accessibility of episodic memories inconsistent with the generalization (Klein at al., 2002) and on the positive-negative asymmetry between the morality and competence domain (Reeder & Coovert, 1986). It was hypothesized that self-relevant thoughts following self-ascription of positive moral traits would lead to rumination and decreases in self-esteem while the opposite was expected for the self-ascription of positive traits related to competence. Results of 2 experiments supported these predictions and showed that changes in self-esteem resulting from self-ascription of positive traits were fully mediated by the intensity of rumination which followed the self-ascriptions.
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Self-interest in interpersonal perception and attitudes

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Wojciszke B., Baryla W.
Polish Psychological Bulletin
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2006
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vol. 37
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issue 1
43-50
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Compared to other areas of psychology, social cognition is somewhat indifferent to the role played by self-interest. In this paper we present a thesis that self-interest is a prominent factor shaping interpersonal perceptions and attitudes. We review several research lines showing the dominance of moral information in person perception and the dominance of competence-related information in self-perception. This research provides indirect support for the idea that self-interest strongly influences person (and self-) perception processes. We also discuss research showing directly the strong influence of self-interest considerations on interpersonal attitudes and liking as well as on more descriptive perceptions including moral judgments.
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SELF-ESTEEM AND JUDGEMENTS OF OWN COMPETENCE AND MORALITY

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Wojciszke B., Baryla W.
Kolokwia Psychologiczne (Psychological Colloquia)
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2005
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vol. 13
33-47
EN
Six samples (total N = 660) varying in age, occupation, and nationality were asked to rate their own traits related to competence (C) and morality (M) and their self-esteem was assessed using various methods. In line with the hypothesis of competence/agency dominance in self-perception it was predicted and found that self-esteem was more strongly correlated with the C than M self-ascription. Although in absolute terms the participants ascribed to themselves significantly more M than C, the former was completely unrelated to their self-esteem. This was found in all samples (student vs non-student, younger vs older, men vs women, Polish vs Dutch) which allowed to eliminate several alternative explanations of the effect. Also in free self-descriptions elicited from one of the samples, C related self-descriptors appeared much more frequent than M-related ones. It was concluded that competence/agentic categories dominate self-perceptions (and self-esteem) over equally favourable categories related to morality and communion.
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RUMINATION QUESTIONNAIRE

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Baryla W., Wojciszke B.
Psychological Studies
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2005
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vol. 43
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issue 4
5-22
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An original Rumination Questionnaire (RQ) is presented. This is a 20-item two-factor questionnaire measuring the frequency of experiencing negative, unwanted, recurring thoughts about self or the social world. Studies on 13 samples showed two-factorial structure of RQ as well as high internal consistency and test-retest reliability of the two scales constituting the RQ: The scale of rumination about self and the scale of rumination about the social world. Both kinds of rumination correlated with various indices of anxiety, depression, and decreased mood. Rumination about self correlated with decreased self-esteem and satisfaction with personal domains of life. Rumination about the social world correlated with decreased satisfaction with public areas of life. A study of a representative sample of Polish adults showed a much higher tendency to ruminate about the social world than about self. Rumination about world increased, while rumination about self decreased with age.
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EFFECTS OF INTERPERSONAL SCRIPT OF COMPLAINING ON MEMORY

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Szymkow-Sudziarska A., Wojciszke G., Baryla W.
Psychological Studies
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2007
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vol. 45
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issue 4
81-86
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The study aimed at indicating that interpersonal script of complaining exists within Polish culture. The authors investigated the impact of script-consistent and script-inconsistent information on memory (false recognition paradigm). The pattern of findings indicates the higher level of false recognition for the script-consistent information (complaining on topics typical for the script) comparing to the script-inconsistent information (complaining on topics non-typical for the script). The results do not reveal an analogous pattern for affirmation. The results of presented study as well as our earlier investigations suggest the existence of interpersonal script of complaining. Expressing dissatisfaction on topics typical for complaining is perceived as more typical and more desirable behavior than affirmation Furthermore, person who does not act along with the complaining script is perceived as less wise and kind than the person who conforms to the script. The authors hope that the script of complaining may constitute an important explanation of the widespread complaining tendency in Poland.
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