TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1990//
TI  - The effects of self-focused attention on perspective-taking and anxiety
JO  - Anxiety research
A1  - Hass, R.   Glen
A1  - Eisenstadt, Donna
SP  - 165
EP  - 176
VL  - 2
IS  - 3
N2  - Abstract Evidence is examined that pertains to two of the basic assumptions underlying self-awareness theory: that self-focused attention causes one to adopt an external perspective in which one views oneself like an observer; and that self-focus leads to self-dissatisfaction and negative affect. Experimental evidence is reviewed and found to offer convincing support for the perspective-taking assumption. An experiment that used a disguised measure of mood to test the negative affect assumption is reported. As predicted by self-awareness theory, subjects who saw their reflection in a mirror while completing the disguised mood measure were found to have more negative affect than subjects who did not face the mirror.<p /> 
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SN  - 0891-7779
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08917779008249334
ID  - ref1
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