Overly positive self-evaluations and personality
Negative implications for mental health
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6199367 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C Randall Colvin, Jack Block, David C Funder (0000-0002-7609-706X) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1152-1162 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0022-3514.68.6.1152 |
| OpenAlex | W4297574101 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 184 |
Big Five personality traits · Developmental psychology · Mental health · Personality · Psychotherapist · Clinical Psychology · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology
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The scientific legacy of Sigmund Freud
The better-than-average effect in comparative self-evaluation
Psychometric truths in the absence of psychological meaning
Positively biased appraisals in everyday life
Narcissistic admiration and rivalry
Know thyself
Benevolent cognitions as a strategy of relationship maintenance
Refining the vulnerability model of low self-esteem and depression
Motivated response styles
A four-culture study of self-enhancement and adjustment using the social relations model
Is accurate, positive, or inflated self-perception most advantageous for psychological adjustment? A competitive test of key hypotheses
Self-investment and self-esteem
Humblebragging
Narcissism and romantic attraction
Egoistic and Moralistic Biases in Self‐Perception
Doing and Being Well (for the Most Part)
The Riverside Behavioral Q‐sort
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The View From The Looking Glass
Comparing the Accuracy of Personality Judgments by the Self and Knowledgeable Others
Maternal self-efficacy, knowledge of infant development, sensory sensitivity, and maternal response during interaction
Genetics of Personality
The Social Self
Dynamics of Identity
Self and Identity
Situated Optimism
The Quest for Self-Insight
Personality Traits
Pathways for Positive Identity Construction at Work
On the accuracy of personality judgment
Is there a universal need for positive self-regard?
Unraveling the Paradoxes of Narcissism
The evolution and psychology of self-deception
The nature and function of self-esteem
Self-Enhancement and Psychological Adjustment
Developing the Psychological Capital of Resiliency
Self-Enhancement
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Enhancement Bias in Descriptions of Self and Others
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Mindfulness
Narcissism and Commitment in Romantic Relationships
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Self-Evaluated Self-Esteem, Peer-Evaluated Self-Esteem, and Defensive Egotism as Predictors of Adolescents’ Participation in Bullying Situations
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Motivational and Emotional Aspects of the Self
Culture, Self-Discrepancies, and Self-Satisfaction
Personality
Flawed Self-Assessment
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Justice for Whom, Exactly? Beliefs in Justice for the Self and Various Others
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The relation between overly positive self-evaluation and adjustment
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Long-Term Costs of Inflated Self-Estimate on Academic Performance among Adolescent Students
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Usefulness of item response latencies in separating self-enhancement from impression management
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Students’ self-evaluation bias of school competence and its link to teacher judgment in elementary school
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| Unique citing works | 184 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5,94 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2026 (32) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 155 |