Self-absorption paradox
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The self-absorption paradox describes the contradictory association whereby higher levels of
psychological distress and with psychological well-being
.
In 1999, Trapnell and Campbell explored the self-absorption paradox in relation to private self-consciousness or attention to internal aspects of the self. They concluded that the relationship of self-awareness to psychological distress derived from a ruminative aspect of private self-consciousness, whereas the relationship of self-awareness to psychological well-being was attributed to self-contemplative reflection.[1]
See also
- Hypochondria
Notes
- PMID 10074710.
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