Speaking in the third person denotes specific psychological detachment or stylistic framing.
Speaking or reflecting in the third person effectively creates psychological distance, which aids in emotional regulation and abstract self-appraisal.
The retrieved literature consistently supports the idea that third-person framing and self-talk induce psychological distancing and alter cognitive appraisals, directly aligning with the claim.
Jason S. Moser, Adrienne Dougherty, Whitney I. Mattson, Benjamin Katz, Tim P. Moran, Darwin Guevarra, Holly Shablack, Ozlem Ayduk, John Jonides, Marc G. Berman, Ethan Kross. Third-person self-talk facilitates emotion regulation without engaging cognitive control: Converging evidence from ERP and fMRI. 2017. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04047-3
Study 0 demonstrates that using third-person self-talk provides psychological distance, facilitating emotion regulation and self-control.
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Caizhen Yue, Yihong Long, Chaomei Ni, Chunhua Peng, Tong Yue. Valence of Temporal Self-Appraisals: A Comparison Between First-Person Perspective and Third-Person Perspective. 2021. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.778532
Study 3 finds that adopting a third-person perspective makes self-processing more abstract and generalized, acting as psychological distancing.
Amani Nasarudin, E. Moeck, Peter Koval. Re-appraising stressors from a distance: effects of linguistic distancing on cognitive appraisals and emotional responses to interpersonal conflict. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2023.2258570
Study 5 shows that distanced reflection (including third-person perspectives) influences cognitive appraisals and promotes emotional recovery.
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