@article{ref1,
title="Relationship between neurocognitive function and self-discrepancy after severe traumatic brain injury",
journal="Journal of head trauma rehabilitation",
year="2018",
author="Beadle, Elizabeth Jane and Ownsworth, Tamara and Fleming, Jennifer and Shum, David H. K.",
volume="33",
number="5",
pages="E42-E50",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) often make unfavorable comparisons between their preinjury and postinjury selves. Although it is known that negative &quot;self-discrepancy&quot; is related to poorer emotional adjustment, the impact of neurocognitive function on self-discrepancy is unclear. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between current neurocognitive function (attention, memory, executive function, and self-awareness) and self-discrepancy after severe TBI. <br><br>DESIGN: Fifty-four adults with severe TBI were recruited from outpatient and community rehabilitation services and completed measures of self-discrepancy (Head Injury Semantic Differential Scale-III) and self-awareness (Awareness Questionnaire) and a battery of standardized tests of attention, memory, and executive functions. <br><br>RESULTS: More negative self-discrepancy was significantly associated with greater self-awareness (r = -0.40, P <.001) and better performance on tests of immediate memory (r = -0.43, P <.01), working memory (r = -0.35, P <.05), and verbal fluency (r = -0.34, P <.05). Self-awareness was the only neurocognitive factor significantly and uniquely related to self-discrepancy, accounting for 8.6% of the variance (P <.05). Furthermore, self-awareness was found to partially mediate the relationship between immediate memory and self-discrepancy. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Better neurocognitive function is related to more negative self-discrepancy. These findings improve understanding of the process of identity reconstruction following TBI.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0885-9701",
doi="10.1097/HTR.0000000000000360",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HTR.0000000000000360"
}