The relationship between mindfulness and self-promoting illusions

It was hypothesized that people who are mindful will exhibit less self-enhancing illusions than those who are less mindful, based on the nature of mindfulness and Zen Buddhist philosophy. Self-enhancing illusions were measured using the Self Attributes Questionnaire, and mindfulness was measured usi...

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Authors: Boatright, Rusty A. (Author) ; McIntosh, William D. (Author)
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語言:English
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出版: Taylor & Francis 2008
In: Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2008, 卷: 11, 發布: 6, Pages: 561-566
Further subjects:B Zen
B Buddhism
B 冥想
B self-enhancement
B self-promoting
B Self-deception
B Self-esteem
B Mindfulness
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總結:It was hypothesized that people who are mindful will exhibit less self-enhancing illusions than those who are less mindful, based on the nature of mindfulness and Zen Buddhist philosophy. Self-enhancing illusions were measured using the Self Attributes Questionnaire, and mindfulness was measured using the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale among a sample of 151 students. Contrary to predictions, results revealed a positive correlation between mindfulness and self-enhancing illusions. Possible reasons for this seeming contradiction are discussed.
ISSN:1469-9737
Contains:Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13674670701686626