Experts Express That Introverts Are Tend To Focus On Inner Life

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YOGYAKARTA Everyone certainly feels the hassle of life. That means that every personality, be it introverts or extroverts, can seek happiness and overcome the hardships of life. A recent study, linking the personality of introvertism with an inner trend of focus, does this tendency hinder or actually find its own way of self-improving?

Professor Emerita at Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D., says that many ways can be done to avoid stress. Including finding joy in everyday experiences or maybe from something simple.

In the psychological literature, it's called boosting' when you feel an event makes you shine. It's as simple as when you leave the room and get support from those closest to you by embracing your shoulders. According to Natasha DeMeo from Pennsylvania State University as reported by Psychology Today, Wednesday, March 29, the moment of improvement and difficulty forms an experience that has implications for health and well-being.

Introverts may have fewer improvements, DeMeo's research findings were quoted by Whitbourne. Extroverts may be easier to find and enjoy a pleasant experience. But because introverts focus with a larger mind, it is less likely to take advantage of the effects of this so-called stress buffer.

Introverts also show greater emotional and physiological reactivity to external stressors. They also tend not to see themselves as colleagues and have a grim view of a stress situation than a highly extroverted person.

DeMeo's research involved 245 participants aged 25-65 years living indices. Various races and ethnicities, nearly two-thirds of which were non-Hispanic blacks, and a quarter of them were Hispanic; three-quarters had undergraduate degrees or at least followed several courses. They were asked to report small events affecting in a positive way. Based on DeMeo's findings, introverts get less excitement in their days. They are less sensitive to awards. Whitbourne's Tamba, in fact, introverts alone isn't the only factor. Less happy because simple things are also affected by depression, anxiety, and neurotism.

People who tend to focus on inner life, seem more resilient to the possibility that ordinary experiences generate positive feelings. This makes them face difficulties as well as hindered by simple pleasure. As a recommendation from Whitbourne, be it the personality of the introvert or extrovert, it is necessary to find joy in simple experiences. It not only builds resilience, but also the satisfaction of life.