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Insight therapy is based on the idea that the newfound insight clients gain into their problems will lead to reductions in distress and improvements in well-being. But research has failed to address whether the veracity of the insight is critical. To address this question, we assessed both subjective and objective insight into a negative life event. We examined three different operationalizations of insight—participant-rated insight (subjective), clinician-rated insight (objective), and use of insight words when describing the event (objective) in two studies. The first study examined nominated stressful events and the second study examined participants who had experienced a recent romantic breakup. In both studies participant-rated insight was associated with lowers levels of distress reactions, depression, and health symptoms and higher levels of psychological closure and satisfaction with life. In Study 2, higher participant-rated insight about a previous romantic breakup was associated with greater li... |
