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Psychol Sci April 2016 PMID 26917214

Self-Affirmation Activates the Ventral Striatum: A Possible Reward-Related Mechanism for Self-Affirmation.

Janine M Dutcher, J David Creswell, Laura E Pacilio, Peter R Harris, William M P Klein, John M Levine, Julienne E Bower, Keely A Muscatell, Naomi I Eisenberger

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The overall tone indicates a supportive attitude toward self-affirmation, with posts mentioning its benefits and scientific validation, such as references to the psychological and neural effects of positive self-reflections, though the engagement remains moderate and primarily introductory in nature.

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  • Self-affirmation, which involves reflecting on personal values, positively impacts individuals, but its neural mechanisms are still unclear.
  • Studies using fMRI revealed that reflecting on important personal values activates the brain's reward regions, specifically the ventral striatum, in both college students and a community sample.
  • These findings suggest that self-affirmation is rewarding and may help explain why it leads to various positive outcomes.
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