The effects of ideal-real self discrepancy and self-focus on inferiority feeling

Abstract

　The purpose of this study was to clarify the effects of ideal-real self discrepancy, dysfunctional and functional self-focus, Rumination and Reflection, on inferiority feeling. A questionnaire study was conducted with 278 university students. The results suggested that the larger ideal-real self discrepancy and Rumination, the higher is the inferiority feeling score. And the larger ideal-real self discrepancy effected in Rumination and Rumination was thus mediate between the ideal-real self discrepancy and inferiority feeling. Although Reflection was not effect in the larger ideal-real self discrepancy, but it was negative effect in inferiority feeling. Finally, without increasing the Rumination, to enhance the Reflection, it has been shown likely to be effective in reducing the inferiority feeling.