Abstract
The paradoxical thought rebound effect following attempted thought suppression has been well documented. The present study examined the after-effects of attempted thought suppression and expression of two distinct facets of pride ("authentic" and "hubristic"). One hundred and eighty-four college students completed the Twenty Statements Test (TST; respond to the question “Who am I ?”) under following five conditions; (1) suppressing authentic pride (AP), (2) actively expressing AP, (3) suppressing hubristic pride (HP), (4) actively expressing HP, or (5) without any restrictions. Then, all participants completed the TST without any restrictions. The results showed that suppressing any kinds of pride itself was difficult, and that expressing hubristic pride in the first TST caused a decrease in negative self-descriptions in the second TST.
