Overly positive self-evaluations and personality: negative implications for mental health.
@article{Colvin1995OverlyPS, title={Overly positive self-evaluations and personality: negative implications for mental health.}, author={C. R. Colvin and J. Block and D. Funder}, journal={Journal of personality and social psychology}, year={1995}, volume={68 6}, pages={ 1152-62 } }
The relation between overly positive self-evaluations and psychological adjustment was examined. Three studies, two based on longitudinal data and another on laboratory data, contrasted self-descriptions of personality with observer ratings (trained examiners or friends) to index self-enhancement. In the longitudinal studies, self-enhancement was associated with poor social skills and psychological maladjustment 5 years before and 5 years after the assessment of self-enhancement. In the… CONTINUE READING
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