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‘I Think, You Think’: Understanding the Importance of Self-Reflection to the Taking of Another Person's Perspective

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Gerace, Adam, Day, Andrew, Casey, Sharon, Mohr, Philip·2017·Journal of Relationships Research
DOI 10.1017/jrr.2017.8
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This article reviews current knowledge about how the tendency to reflect on personal experience is related to the tendency to take another's perspective. While it is well established that self-reflection leads to a greater understanding of one's own emotions, cognitions, and behaviours, the extent to which it is associated with understanding others is less well understood, despite the implications of this for the development of more effective interventions to improve empathy. The types of self-reflection that are used in clinical and psychotherapeutic interventions are used to illustrate the possibilities here, and ways in which clinicians may increase their own self-reflection are also considered.

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Authors
Gerace, A., Day, A., Casey, S., & Mohr, P.
Affiliations
  • Flinders University (AU)
  • James Cook University (AU)
  • Deakin University (AU)
  • The University of Adelaide (AU)
Corresponding author
Gerace, Adam
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Relationships Research
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2017
Volume
8
ISSN
1838-0956 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1017/jrr.2017.8
OpenAlex
W2623413988
Cited by
55
References
173
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1
FWCI
2.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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Locations
  • Journal of Relationships Research (publishedVersion)
  • Flinders Academic Commons (Flinders University) (acceptedVersion)
  • ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University) (submittedVersion)
  • Acquire (CQUniversity) (submittedVersion)
  • Flinders Academic Commons (Flinders University) (submittedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Empathy and Medical Education
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotions and Moral Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Keywords
self-reflection, perspective taking, empathy, understanding others, clinical intervention, psychotherapeutic interventions, clinician self-reflection, interpersonal understanding

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