Bingqing Ma

Brief mindfulness practice influences the self-reference effect by caring for others

Scientific Reports December 3, 2025 Jie Leng, Bingqing Ma, Qingke Guo

The self-reference effect (SRE) describes enhanced memory and perception for self-related information. Using a perceptual matching paradigm across three experiments, this study examined the SRE and two associated phenomena in a Chinese sample: self-retention (difficulty updating self-associations) and self-obstruction (interference from self-cues). Study 1 established the basic SRE, revealing...