Personality Correlates of Reflectivity

Abstract

This study investigated personality correlates of reflectivity. Spitzer's Twenty Statements Test procedure, developed within a symbolic-interactionist framework, was used to identify reflective subjects. Of primary interest was the relationship between reflectivity and indices of ideal-self discrepancy. Other variables assumed to have relevance to reflectivity were self-awareness, imagery control, socialization, and anxiety. Results confirmed the predictions for ideal-self discrepancy and for anxiety. The implications of these findings for understanding the reflective process are briefly presented.