自我-他人重叠及其相关概念辨析

在总结自我-他人重叠概念的提出历程、测量方法、结构, 以及常用改变方法的基础上, 通过辨析自我-他人重叠与关系自我、自我扩张之间的关系, 以及它和社会距离之间的异同, 明晰了自我-他人重叠的本质特点。自我-他人重叠是强调自己和他人具有相似表征的关系自我, 是个体在自我扩张动机的驱使下, 将他人的资源、观点和特质纳入自我的结果。未来可以借鉴关系自我神经机制的研究成果来探讨自我-他人重叠的神经机制, 还可以深入探讨过高的自我-他人重叠对亲密关系的消极作用。

Self-others overlap and related concepts

Self-others overlap is the overlap of self-concept between individuals and others. In previous studies, multiple concepts of self-others overlap were proposed, and different measurements were formulated to measure the two dimensions of perceived closeness and overlapping representation. Moreover, a variety of methods were developed to modify an individual’s self-other overlap with others. Furthermore, this article analyzed the relationships between self-other overlap with relational self, self-expansion, and social distance. It was found that self-others overlap is the result of self-expanding activities through including the others’ identities, resources, and perspectives into themselves. In future, it is necessary to explore the neural mechanism of the self-other overlap, in addition to negative impacts on the interpersonal relationship.