TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - The Simple Life: On the Benefits of Low Self-Complexity
JO  - Personality and social psychology bulletin
A1  - Rydell, R. J.
A1  - Brown, C. M.
A1  - Strain, L. M.
A1  - McConnell, Allen R.
SP  - 823
EP  - 835
VL  - 35
IS  - 7
N2  - This article examines the spillover amplification hypothesis, which proposes that because people lower in self-complexity experience stronger responses to life events they will show relatively better well-being in the presence of positive factors (e.g., better social support) and relatively poorer well-being in the presence of negative factors (e.g., a history of negative experiences). Across three studies, support for spillover amplification was found. Specifically, people lower in self-complexity revealed greater self-esteem, less depression, and fewer illnesses when they had greater social support (Study 1) and more desirable personality characteristics (Study 2), yet they had poorer well-being if they had a history of many negative life events (Study 3). Thus, how one's self-concept is represented in memory moderates the relationship between many well-established factors and well-being.<p /> 
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SN  - 0146-1672
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0146167209334785
ID  - ref1
ER  -