Self-reflection and insight as dimensions of private self-consciousness: a literature review
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Private self-consciousness, Self-reflection, Insight, Self-Reflection and Insight ScaleAbstract
Research about self has involved the use of scales in measuring their dimensions and relationships with cognition and behaviour. Among those is the Self-Reflection and Insight Scale (SRIS), developed to measure the private dimension of self-consciousness. As metacognitive components, self-reflection and insight would be involved in the process of reflecting on one’s own thoughts, feelings and behaviours, evaluating and modifying them in order to self-regulate. This systematic review sought to understand the relationship between self-reflection and insight into cognition and behaviour through the analysis of empirical studies that used SRIS, published between 2002 and 2017, and retrieved from Periódicos CAPES Portal, by using the words “self-consciousness”, “self-awareness”, “self-reflection”, “SRIS”, their equivalents in Portuguese, and “insight”. Results pointed out an association between insight and healthy reactions but diverged on the self-reflection benefits. This relationship and the aspects that influence it are discussed.
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