Self-Concept Focus is a 15-item measure of the disposition to make autobiographical memories central to one's self-concept and thus to rehearse them more frequently. In studies with 400 MTurk workers and 299 undergraduates, Self-Concept Focus had high reliability (α ∼.83), good test-retest stability (r = .66) that did not decline between 7 and 54 days, good psychometric properties in a bifactor measurement model, and results that replicated across studies. A factor analysis of nine measures relevant to self-concept resulted in two factors. Self-Concept Focus, Reflection, Reappraisal and Private Self-Consciousness all loaded on one factor, suggesting an underlying dimension of elaborative rehearsal of memories and emotion regulation. Self-Concept Focus also correlated with PTSD symptoms for a single very negative event and thus with opportunities to modify such memory-based symptoms. Given its association with elaborative rehearsal and emotion regulation, Self-Concept Focus has potential applied relevance in clinical, forensic and consumer contexts.

自我概念重点是对15种项的倾向进行测量，以使自传式记忆成为一个人的自我概念的核心，从而使他们更经常地进行练习。在400名MTurk工人和299名本科生研究，自我概念重点已经高可靠性（α ~.83），良好的重测稳定性（[R = .66），在7到54天之间没有下降，在双因素测量模型中具有良好的心理测量特性，并且结果可以在研究中重复使用。对与自我概念有关的九种措施的因素分析产生了两个因素。自我概念集中，反思，重新评价和私人自我意识都集中在一个因素上，这暗示着对记忆和情绪调节进行精心演练的潜在层面。自我概念集中还与单个非常负面事件的PTSD症状相关，因此与改变此类基于记忆的症状的机会有关。鉴于其与详尽的彩排和情绪调节相关联，“自我概念聚焦”在临床，法医和消费者环境中具有潜在的应用相关性。