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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020
I-Talk As a Marker of Self-Focused Negativity in a Short Online Study
- Addison McGhee
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Danielle Erb
University of Wisconsin - Madison - Katie Schield
University of Wisconsin - Madison - Pelin Kesebir
University of Wisconsin - Madison - Jeanette Mumford
University of Wisconsin - Madison - Richard Davidson
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Christine Wilson-Mendenhall
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Abstract
Recent research suggests that using first-person singular pronouns (“I-talk”) is a marker of self-focused negativity. I-talk is consistently associated with depression symptoms and negative emotionality. We replicated these findings in an online paradigm, demonstrating the viability of a short, remote writing task in generating an indirect measure of self-focused negativity.
Emotion
