Can't stand the look in the mirror? Self-awareness avoidance in XXXX .

@entity1 @entity4225
BACKGROUND: @entity1 with @entity4225 ( @entity4225 ) expect and perceive social rejection stronger than healthy individuals. Shifting ones attention from oneself to others has been suggested as a mechanism to deal with the experience of social rejection. Here, we investigated whether @entity4225 @entity1 avoid increased self-awareness and whether this is done intentionally. METHODS: Thirty @entity4225 @entity1 and 30 healthy control @entity1 , all na  ve of the study's purpose, were asked to choose either a seat facing a mirror (self-awareness) or not facing the mirror (avoidance of self-awareness). Afterwards they were asked to indicate if they have chosen the seat intentionally. RESULTS: @entity4225 @entity1 avoided as a trend the chair facing the mirror more often than healthy control @entity1 . 90  % of the @entity1 reported that they made their seating decision intentionally in contrast to 26.7  % of the healthy @entity1 (odd ratio   =   24.75). CONCLUSIONS: Results revealed altered reactions to self-awareness cues in @entity4225 . While @entity4225 @entity1 avoided such a cue slightly more often, they were more often aware of their behavior than healthy @entity1 . As possible explanations, a negative body related, shame-prone self-concept as well as a simultaneously increased degree of self-focused attention are suggested.
