Voices Inside Me: The Relationship Between Neuroticism and the Tendency to Engage in Internal Dialogue in the Context of Time Perspective |
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| Authors: | Malgorzata Sobol-Kwapinska Piotr Oleś Joanna Stokłosa |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology, University of Wroc?aw, Wroclaw, Polandmalgorzata.sobol-kwapinska@uni.wroc.pl;3. Department of Psychology, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland |
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| Abstract: | The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between neuroticism, internal dialogues, and time perspective. Time perspective was examined as a moderator and mediator of the link between neuroticism and internal dialogues. One hundred and thirteen Polish people (aged 20 to 40?years) participated in this study. Our results suggest that in subjects with a high level of neuroticism, the Carpe Diem perspective functioned as a buffer, reducing the strength of the relationship between neuroticism and ruminative dialogues. Moreover, our findings provide evidence for the role of unbalanced time perspective in explaining the positive association between neuroticism and internal dialogues. |
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