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自我验证效果的两面性及其边界条件

The Duality of Self-verification Effect and its Boundary Conditions

Psychology of China / 2022,4(10): 1190-1199 / 2022-10-25 540 813

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• Authors: 邓勇 赵春黎 吴素梅
• Information:

  广西师范大学教育学部，桂林

• Keywords:
  Self-verification; Self-enhancement; Self-esteem; Boundary factors
  自我验证; 自我增强; 自尊; 边界因素
• Abstract: Self-verification theory assumes individuals have a preference for maintaining the consistency and continuity of their original self-views, which makes individuals tend to verify their own self-views, regardless of whether the concept is negative or positive. Previous studies have indicated that selfverification affects all aspects of individuals, including both positive and negative effects. In order to understand the characteristics, influencing effects and influencing factors of self-verification, this paper was summarized as follows: Firstly, this study reviewed the origin of self-verification theory and clarified that the foundation of selfverification theory is that the individuals’ self-views give individuals a powerful sense of coherence and the ability to predict and control the world around them. Since self-views have such an important function, individuals have a tendency to self-verify to maintain a stable self-concept. Secondly, this study started from two aspects: the positive and negative effects of self-verification on individuals and discussed the influence of self-verification on the individuals’ emotions, the development of interpersonal relationships, and career development. The positive impacts are as follows. Selfverification can reduce individual anxiety. By improving individual predictability, it also makes interpersonal interactions smoother and promotes interpersonal relationships, such as classmates, colleagues, friends, lovers and so on. Thirdly, this study discussed the factors that may affect the tendency of self-verification: First, the type of individual self-esteem. The second point is whether the type of social scene the individual is in public or private. Individuals with low self-evaluation conduct more self-verification in public than in private, and they think that the negative feedback they receive has higher reliability and effectiveness. Finally, combined with the existing research results and the characteristics of the present society, the possible directions of future research are put forward. First, explore the characteristics of individual self-verification in virtual space. Second, explore the characteristics of self-verification of contemporary Chinese people who have experienced rapid development and changes in Chinese society. 自我验证理论假设个体倾向于努力维持他们有关自我的观念（Self-views），即使这些自我观念是消极的。本文总结自我验证对个体的积极和消极影响。探讨了可能对个体自我验证有影响的两个边界因素，个体的自尊类型和所处的场景。未来研究可关注以下方面：结合网络高度发达的背景，探讨虚拟空间中自我验证对自我的影响；结合当下中国社会文化，探讨中国社会文化下个体自我验证的特点。
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.35534/pc.0410140
• Cite: 邓勇，赵春黎，吴素梅．自我验证效果的两面性及其边界条件［J］．中国心理学前沿，2022，4（10）：1190-1199．