Annotated Bibliography: The Psychology Of Self-Consciousness

Rankin, J. L., Lane, D. J., Gibbons, F. X. and Gerrard, M. (2004), Adolescent Self-Consciousness: Longitudinal Age Changes and Gender Differences in Two Cohorts. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 14: 1–21. doi:10.1111/j.1532-7795.2004.01401001.x Adolescence is a vital time to develop a self-consciousness, but an age-related peak is not consistent. Public self-consciousness decreased, and private self-consciousness increased in patients, but girls scored higher in both measurements. Public self-consciousness has been seen to be a normative response to social obstacles in adolescent years. Private self-consciousness appears to be more predictive in social behavior in adulthood.

Saboonchi, F., Lundh, L. & Ost, L. (1999). Perfectionism and

Turn, J (1923). The Psychology of Self Consciousness. Retrieved October 2, 2017 from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1068147/pdf/jnpsycho00053-0102a.pdf This was a very hard source to find. This helps differentiate consciousness and self-consciousness which has been overlooked for years. This, as well, goes into how self-consciousness plays a key role in anxiety and repressed emotions. This PDF of a book helps me understand how something traumatic at a young age can make a person’s self-consciousness suppressed on certain emotions.

Tangney, J. P., & Fischer, K. W. (Eds.). (1995). Self-conscious emotions: The psychology of shame, guilt, embarrassment, and pride. (pp. 1-16). New York: Guilford Press. This chapter in this, what is used as, textbook goes into more depth about a theoretical process of self-conscious emotions. Is an event relevant for survival and/or reproduction? Along with the limitations of emotions. The chapter defines self-conscious as “emotions require self-awareness and self-representation.” This chapter also goes into lengthy explanations on what the distinction of the emotions are and why they are critically involved in the “self” part of