Comments on: Positive self-statements backfire http://assess-systems.com.au/blog/2009/positive-self-statements-backfire/ Workplace Selection and Development Solutions Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:18:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: Gary Ollila http://assess-systems.com.au/blog/2009/positive-self-statements-backfire/comment-page-1/#comment-1420 Gary Ollila Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:53:38 +0000 http://assess-systems.com.au/blog/?p=1257#comment-1420 That was an interesting study . . . and the results make sense if we assume the subjects sanely and realistically evaluated themselves and valued their own abilities to accurately perceive reality. When the low-self-esteem group repeated unreasonably positive self-statements, cognitive dissonance and anxiety created a wide self-credibility gap. What they said about themselves and what they thought about themselves uncomfortably diverged. And the inconsistencies proved to great. It’s no wonder they felt worse about themselves after the experiment. That was an interesting study . . . and the results make sense if we assume the subjects sanely and realistically evaluated themselves and valued their own abilities to accurately perceive reality.

When the low-self-esteem group repeated unreasonably positive self-statements, cognitive dissonance and anxiety created a wide self-credibility gap. What they said about themselves and what they thought about themselves uncomfortably diverged. And the inconsistencies proved to great.

It’s no wonder they felt worse about themselves after the experiment.

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