Self-concealment Research Articles

The mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation in the relationship between self-concealment and quality of life among breast cancer chemotherapy patients.

This study aimed to explore whether self-concealment (SC) affects the quality of life (QOL), and whether cognitive emotion regulation (CER) mediates the relationship between SC and QOL among breast cancer chemotherapy patients. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 228 breast cancer chemotherapy patients from November 2021 to March 2022 in Anhui Province, China. Data were collected using the Self-Concealment Scale, Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, and Short Form 36 Questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, independent-sample t test, one-way analysis of variance, and structural equation modeling were used to explore associations among SC, CER, and QOL. QOL levels differed significantly by participant age, monthly per capita household income and home location. SC was negatively correlated with QOL. SSC was negatively correlated with adaptive-CER strategies and positively correlated with maladaptive-CER strategies. Adaptive-CER strategies were positively correlated with QOL. Maladaptive-CER strategies were negatively correlated with QOL. CER fully mediated the association between SC and QOL in breast cancer chemotherapy patients. Nursing staff should help breast cancer chemotherapy patients reduce the use of maladaptive-CER strategies in the care of patients in the future. Helping patients reduce SC is more conductive to improving the QOL of breast cancer chemotherapy patients.

The Mediating Effects of Face-saving and Self-Concealment on the Relationship between Family Relationship Difficulties and Seeking Professional Counseling

The Mediating Effects of Face-saving and Self-Concealment on the Relationship between Family Relationship Difficulties and Seeking Professional Counseling

The effect of counselling programmes involving expressive activities with semi‐structured groups on self‐concealment levels of adolescents

AbstractThe aim of this study was to investigate the effects of counselling programmes based on expressive activities with semi‐structured groups, on the self‐concealment levels of adolescents. The research was carried out using a pretest–posttest control group design. The dependent variable of the present research, is the psychological counselling programme conducted with a semi‐structured group based on expressive activities. The research was carried out with 18 6th and 7th grade secondary school students (10 female and 8 male). The Self‐Concealment Scale was used as data collection tool. In this research, the use of nonparametric tests was preferred, as the sample was smaller than 30. Therefore, it was determined whether there is a statistically significant difference between the arithmetic means of the experimental and control groups’ pretest, posttest and trail test scores by use of Wilcoxon signed‐rank test, to determine the effects of a psychological counselling programme with semi‐structured group based on expressive activities. Also, it was determined whether there was a statistically significant relationship between the pretest, posttest and trail intervention scores received by the intervention and control group students from the Self‐Concealment Scale, using Mann–Whitney U test. The research results revealed that the “psychological counselling programme based on expressive activities with semi‐structured groups” was significantly effective in alleviation of self‐concealment levels, and this effect was also maintained in follow‐up evaluations. The obtained results are discussed in the light of related literature findings and recommendations are proposed accordingly.

The mediating effect of self-concealment on the relationship between self-critical perfectionism and disordered eating behavior

The mediating effect of self-concealment on the relationship between self-critical perfectionism and disordered eating behavior

Self-Concealment: Integrative Review and Working Model

An extensive empirical literature has focused on the self-concealment (SC) construct. In this article, we review 137 studies that used the Self-Concealment Scale (SCS) with varied populations (e.g., adolescent; intercultural; international; lesbian, gay, and bisexual; and intimate partner). We propose a working model for the psychology of SC and the mechanisms of action for its effects on well-being. A dual-motive conflict between urges to conceal and reveal is seen to play a central role in these health effects. Meta-analytic techniques identify significant associations for SC with 18 constructs falling into six general categories: antecedents, disclosure and concealment, emotion regulation, social well-being, psychological and physical health, and psychotherapy. We interpret these findings with reference to current research and theory on secret keeping and health as well as emotion- and self-regulatory processes. This first integrative review supports the construct validity of the SCS and demonstrates t...

Revise of the self disclosure expectations scale (Chinese version)

Objective To revise the disclosure expectations scale and to exam its reliability and validity.Methods Based on researching foreign related questionnaire and preparing test,university students from different grades and majors were chosen as subjects to exam the reliability and validity of questionnaire of stigma for seeking professional psychological help.Results The Cronbach's alpha coefficients of the questionnaire were 0.7412 and 0.7423.The retest reliability of the questionnaire were 0.7527 and 0.7662.There was a significantly positive correlation between risk factor and the self-concealment scale(r=0.6554,P<0.01).There was a significantly negative correlation between benefit factor and the self-concealment scale(r=-0.6752,P<0.01).Confirmatory factor analysis verified the 2 dimensional models.Conclusion The revised disclosure expectations scale has good reliability and validity,and Can satisfy the domestic relevant research and applied demand. Key words: Self disclosure; Expectations; Scale

Effects of sdf-concealment on mental health levd and life quanty of the first degree relatives of the sdhizophrenia pattents

Objective To explore the effects of self-concealment on mental health state and life quality of the first degree relatives of the schizophrenia patients.Methods The physiological children and siblings of the schizophrenia patients who meet the DSM-Ⅳ criteria had been tested using Self-concealment Scale(SCS)and divided to one higher group and another lower group according to their scales.Then the results of the two groups had been compared with the scales from the testing with Symptom Checklist 90(SCL-90)and General Quality of Life Inventory(GQLI)respectively.Results The scales of 186 first degree relatives of schizophrenia were 36.24±11.02,significantly higher than 29.20±8.73 of normal model(t=5.21,P＜0.01).36 were in higher group with average scales of40.57±11.64 and 27 were in lower group with average scales of 32.81±9.04(t=2.81.P＜0.01).In higher self-concealment group most factor-scales of SCL-90 except of psychotic factor were significantly higher than those of lower group(P＜0.05)while the scales of GQLI in higher group were significantly lower than those in lower group(P＜0.05P or＜0.01).The scales of SCS in the first degree relatives of schizophrenia had a positive correlation with the scales of SCL-90(correlation index 0.384,P＜0.01)and a negative correlation with the scales of GQLI(correlation index-0.336,P＜0.01).Conclusion Self-concealment level in the first degree relatives has significant effect on their mental health and life quality.Higher group leads a bad mental health and life quality than lower group. Key words: Schizophrenia; First-degree relatives; Self-concealment; Mental health; Life quality

How Do the Dimensions of Perfectionism Relate to Mental Health?

The present study examined the relationship between the two central dimensions of perfectionism, Pure Personal Standards (PPS) and Maladaptive Evaluative Concerns (MEC), and psychological distress as well as positive affect. The study also explored two potential mediators, self-concealment (SC) and contingent self-worth (CSW), of the relationship between these perfectionism dimensions and various mental health measures. Participants completed questionnaires assessing perfectionism, the two mediator variables, and a number of measures of mental health, including depression, fear of negative evaluation, positive affectivity, and eating disorder symptomatology. Analyses revealed that extracting out the MEC from PPS perfectionism scores using partial correlations removed the one significant correlation of PPS with psychopathology, and strengthened its positive correlation with well-being. In contrast, the MEC dimension of perfectionism was positively related to psychopathology and negatively related to well-being, even when controlling for PPS scores using partial correlations. Mediational analyses indicated that CSW significantly mediated the relationships between PPS and mental health, including fully mediating the relationship between PPS and each measure of psychopathology. Multiple mediational analyses revealed that SC and/or CSW mediated the relationships between MEC and mental health indices. These findings suggest that the central aspect of perfectionism related to psychopathology is the MEC dimension whereas PPS is more closely associated with positive features of mental health. Findings also suggest that future investigations of the relationship between perfectionism and psychopathology take into consideration the mediating effects of SC and CSW.

The correlation research of self-concealment level and mental health in new recruits

目的 研究武警部队新兵的自我隐瞒水平及其与心理健康的关系.方法 采用自我隐瞒量表(SCS)、症状自评量表(SCL-90)对891名新兵进行测评.结果 武警新兵的SCS总均分为(26.43±7.97)分.南方来源新兵SCS总均分[(27.05±8.02)分]高于北方来源新兵[(25.22±7.74)分],P＜0.01;大专及以上组新兵SCS总均分[(22.11±8.08)分]低于初中及以下组[(27.19±7.70)分]和高中组[(26.22±8.03)分]新兵,P＜0.05;年龄≤19岁组SCS总均分[(26.72±8.05)分]高于年龄≥20岁组的新兵[(25.22±7.40)分],P＜0.05.SCS与SCL-90各因子之间有显著正相关,相关系数分别为:0.201,0.278,0.302,0.278,0.273,0.252,0.232,0.304,0.268,0.273(P＜0.01).高自我隐瞒组SCL-90各因子分高于低自我隐瞒组(P＜0.01).结论 武警新兵自我隐瞒水平与心理健康状况密切相关。