Self-referential　emotion　refers　to　the　process　of　evaluating　emotional　stimuli　with　respect　to　the　self.　Processes　indicative　of　a　self-positivity　bias　are　reflected　in　electroencephalogram　(EEG)　signals　at　similar　to　400　ms　when　the　task　does　not　require　a　discrimination　of　self　from　other.　However,　when　distinguishing　between　self-referential　and　other-referential　emotions　is　required,　previous　studies　have　shown　inconsistent　temporal　dynamics　of　EEG　signals　in　slightly　different　tasks.　Based　on　the　observation　of　early　self-other　discrimination,　we　hypothesized　that　self　would　be　rapidly　activated　in　the　early　stage　to　modulate　emotional　processing　in　the　late　stage　during　an　implicit　self-referential　emotion.　To　test　this　hypothesis,　we　employed　an　implicit　task　in　which　participants　were　asked　to　judge　the　order　of　Chinese　characters　of　trait　adjectives　preceded　by　a　self　(＂I＂)　or　other　pronoun　(＂He＂　or　＂She＂).　This　study　aimed　to　explore　the　difference　of　social-related　emotional　evaluation　from　self-reference;　the　other　pronoun　was　not　defined　to　a　specific　person,　rather　it　referred　to　the　general　concept.　Sixteen　healthy　Chinese　subjects　participated　in　the　experiment.　Event-related　potentials　(ERPs)　showed　that　there　were　self-other　discrimination　effects　in　the　N1　(80-110　ms)　and　P1　(170-200　ms)　components　in　the　anterior　brain.　The　emotional　valence　was　discriminated　in　the　later　component　of　N2　(220-250　ms).　The　interaction　between　self-reference　and　emotional　valence　occurred　during　the　late　positive　potential　(LPP;　400-500　ms).　Moreover,　there　was　a　positive　correlation　between　response　time　(RT)　and　N1　in　the　self-reference　condition　based　on　the　positive-negative　contrast,　suggesting　a　modulatory　effect　of　the　self-positivity　bias.　The　results　indicate　that　self-reference　emerges　earlier　than　emotion　and　then　combines　with　emotional　processing　in　an　implicit　task.　The　findings　extend　the　view　that　the　self　plays　a　highly　integrated　and　modulated　role　in　self-referential　emotion　processing.