Types of Inner Dialogues and Functions of Self-Talk: Comparisons and Implications
Intrapersonal communication occurs in several modes including inner dialogue and self-talk. The Dialogical Self Theory (Hermans, 1996) postulates a polyphonic self that is comprised of a multiplicity of inner voices. Internal dialogical activity implies an exchange of thoughts or ideas between at le...
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| author | Piotr K. Oleś Thomas M. Brinthaupt Rachel Dier Dominika Polak |
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| description | Intrapersonal communication occurs in several modes including inner dialogue and self-talk. The Dialogical Self Theory (Hermans, 1996) postulates a polyphonic self that is comprised of a multiplicity of inner voices. Internal dialogical activity implies an exchange of thoughts or ideas between at least two so-called “I-positions” representing specific points of view. Among the functions served by self-talk are self-criticism, self-reinforcement, self-management, and social assessment (Brinthaupt et al., 2009). This paper explores the relationships among different types of internal dialogues and self-talk functions. Participants included college students from Poland (n = 181) and the United States (n = 119) who completed two multidimensional measures of inner dialogue and self-talk. Results indicated moderately strong relationships between inner dialogue types and self-talk functions, suggesting that there is a significant overlap between the two modes of communication. We discuss several implications of these findings for exploring similarities and differences among varieties of intrapersonal communication. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8c1919257055401ca14f3863fbc1f7182022-12-22T03:45:49ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782020-03-011110.3389/fpsyg.2020.00227486136Types of Inner Dialogues and Functions of Self-Talk: Comparisons and ImplicationsPiotr K. Oleś0Thomas M. Brinthaupt1Rachel Dier2Dominika Polak3Institute of Psychology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, PolandDepartment of Psychology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, United StatesDepartment of Psychology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, United StatesInstitute of Psychology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, PolandIntrapersonal communication occurs in several modes including inner dialogue and self-talk. The Dialogical Self Theory (Hermans, 1996) postulates a polyphonic self that is comprised of a multiplicity of inner voices. Internal dialogical activity implies an exchange of thoughts or ideas between at least two so-called “I-positions” representing specific points of view. Among the functions served by self-talk are self-criticism, self-reinforcement, self-management, and social assessment (Brinthaupt et al., 2009). This paper explores the relationships among different types of internal dialogues and self-talk functions. Participants included college students from Poland (n = 181) and the United States (n = 119) who completed two multidimensional measures of inner dialogue and self-talk. Results indicated moderately strong relationships between inner dialogue types and self-talk functions, suggesting that there is a significant overlap between the two modes of communication. We discuss several implications of these findings for exploring similarities and differences among varieties of intrapersonal communication.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00227/fullinner dialogueintrapersonal communicationself-talkinner speechidentityself-regulation |
| spellingShingle | Piotr K. Oleś Thomas M. Brinthaupt Rachel Dier Dominika Polak Types of Inner Dialogues and Functions of Self-Talk: Comparisons and Implications Frontiers in Psychology inner dialogue intrapersonal communication self-talk inner speech identity self-regulation |
| title | Types of Inner Dialogues and Functions of Self-Talk: Comparisons and Implications |
| title_full | Types of Inner Dialogues and Functions of Self-Talk: Comparisons and Implications |
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| title_short | Types of Inner Dialogues and Functions of Self-Talk: Comparisons and Implications |
| title_sort | types of inner dialogues and functions of self talk comparisons and implications |
| topic | inner dialogue intrapersonal communication self-talk inner speech identity self-regulation |
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