Changes in specificity mediated by changes in self-discrepancies
The current study expected LKM to reduce self-discrepancies thus LKM was expected to impact features of AM retrieval via self-discrepancies. Mediation analyses were therefore performed below. Due to the small sample size for mediation analyses, bootstrapping was used with 5,000 bootstrapping samples and 95.0% confidence intervals for all the following mediation analyses.A mediation analysis was conducted with the change in specificity as the outcome variable and change in focused self-discrepancies (from post- to post-self-discrepancy induction) as the predictor variable. Neither the LKM group, F(1, 23) = -1.52, p = 0.14, nor the colouring group, F(1, 23) = -0.63, p = 0.53 revealed significant mediation results.Another mediation analysis was conducted with the change in specificity as the outcome variable and change in experienced self-discrepancies (from post- to post-self-discrepancy induction) as the predictor variable. Neither the LKM group, F(1, 23) = -0.71, p = 0.49, nor the colouring group, F(1, 23) = -0.17, p = 0.87 revealed significant mediation results.