The self-serving bias in relational context
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6205764 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Constantine Sedikides (0000-0002-7563-306X, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), W Keith Campbell (0000-0002-4906-6663), Glenn D Reeder, Andrew J Elliot (0000-0002-1664-6426) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 378-386 |
| Publication date | 1998-02-01 |
| 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//0022-3514.74.2.378 |
| OpenAlex | W4254856137 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 87 |
| References cited | 27 |
This article examined the impact of relationship closeness on the self-serving bias (SSB). Members of relationally distant dyads working on interdependen t-outcomes tasks manifested the SSB: They took credit for dyadic success but blamed the partner for dyadic failure. However, members of relationally close dyads did not manifest the SSB: They did not take more credit than their partner for dyadic success and did not blame the partner more than the self for dyadic failure. This gracious attributional pattern of relationally close dyad members is due, at least in part, to formation of a favorable impression of the partner. Relationship closeness acts as a bound to an individual's selfenhancing tendencies. If more than one person is responsible for a miscalculation, none will be at fault—Murphy's Law
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| Unique citing works | 87 |
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| Citations per year | 3,11 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2025 (28) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 76 |