Self-reported or explicit self-esteem frequently conflicts with indirectly assessed, implicit self-esteem. The present research investigated whether meditation may reduce such inner conflicts by promoting congruence between implicit and explicit self-esteem. Relative to control conditions, meditation led to greater congruence between explicit self-esteem, assessed via self-report, and implicit self-esteem, indicated by name-letter preference (Studies 1 and 2). Low implicit self-esteem was further associated with a slow-down of explicit self-evaluation (Study 2), an effect that mediated the greater congruence between implicit and explicit self-esteem in the meditation condition. These results suggest that meditation encourages people to rely more on intuitive feelings of self-worth.

Koole, S., Govorun, O., Cheng, C., Gallucci, M. (2009). Pulling yourself together: Meditation promotes congruence between implicit and explicit self-esteem. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 45(6), 1220-1226 [10.1016/j.jesp.2009.05.018].

Pulling yourself together: Meditation promotes congruence between implicit and explicit self-esteem

GALLUCCI, MARCELLO
2009

Abstract

Self-reported or explicit self-esteem frequently conflicts with indirectly assessed, implicit self-esteem. The present research investigated whether meditation may reduce such inner conflicts by promoting congruence between implicit and explicit self-esteem. Relative to control conditions, meditation led to greater congruence between explicit self-esteem, assessed via self-report, and implicit self-esteem, indicated by name-letter preference (Studies 1 and 2). Low implicit self-esteem was further associated with a slow-down of explicit self-evaluation (Study 2), an effect that mediated the greater congruence between implicit and explicit self-esteem in the meditation condition. These results suggest that meditation encourages people to rely more on intuitive feelings of self-worth.
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(Implicit) self-esteem; Name-letter preference; Meditation; Mindfulness
English
2009
45
6
1220
1226
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Koole, S., Govorun, O., Cheng, C., Gallucci, M. (2009). Pulling yourself together: Meditation promotes congruence between implicit and explicit self-esteem. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 45(6), 1220-1226 [10.1016/j.jesp.2009.05.018].
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