The relationship between mindfulness and self-promoting illusions |
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Authors: | Rusty A Boatright William D McIntosh |
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Institution: | 1. Georgia Southern University , USA boatright@gmail.com;3. Georgia Southern University , USA |
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Abstract: | 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. |
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Keywords: | mindfulness self-enhancement self-promoting self-deception meditation self-esteem Zen Buddhism |
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