Inner speech as a cognitive process mediating self-consciousness and inhibiting self-deception.
M Siegrist
Psychological Reports February 1, 1995 DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1995.76.1.259 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Measures | self-deception questionnaire by Sackeim and Gur (1979) |
| Topics | Depression |
| Keywords | Humans Defense mechanisms Self concept Internal-external control Awareness Thinking Personality inventory Adult Middle aged Female |
| Key findings | Argues that inner speech may mediate self-consciousness, supported by a significant correlation between a new self-talk questionnaire and self-consciousness. The questionnaire showed validity via a negative correlation with a German version of the Sackeim and Gur self-deception questionnaire, and the negative association between depression and self-deception was replicated in a different culture. |
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.
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