Abstract
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.
Highlights
Intrapersonal communication occurs in several modes and includes research on a wide range of processes and behavioral domains
This study explores relationships among the different functions of self-talk defined by the Self-Talk Scale (STS) and the types of internal dialogues identified by the Internal Dialogical Activity Scale (IDAS)
The alpha coefficients for the STS and Internal Dialogical Activity Scale-R (IDAS-R) were similar across the United States and Polish samples, with comparable and acceptable values
Summary
Intrapersonal communication occurs in several modes and includes research on a wide range of processes and behavioral domains (see this Research Topic). Two such modes are self-talk and internal dialogue. With respect to self-talk, psychologists originally described inner and private speech in the context of developmental processes including the affinity between speaking and thinking (Vygotsky, 1962). We all have an internal monologue that we engage in from time to time” How people engage in internal monologues (or dialogues) and self-talk is likely to vary. People might instruct themselves to “Try again” or relax themselves by saying “Don’t worry.”. People might instruct themselves to “Try again” or relax themselves by saying “Don’t worry.” In a different context, one might ask oneself “What can I do?” or “Are my talents and knowledge enough to argue in a coming debate?”
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