Disowning the Self: The Cultural Value of Modesty can Attenuate Self-Positivity
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DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2015.1099711
Abstract: Western participants endorse a higher number of positive traits as self-descriptive, but endorse a lower number of negative traits as self-descriptive. They also respond quicker to categorize positive traits as self-descriptive, but respond slower to… read more here.
Keywords: self positivity; traits self; positive traits; self descriptive ... See more keywords
An event-relation potential study of self-positivity bias in native and foreign language contexts.
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DOI: 10.1111/psyp.14145
Abstract: Self-positivity bias is a common psychological phenomenon in which individuals often associate positive information with themselves. However, little is known about how self-positivity bias is modulated by different language contexts (e.g., a first vs. second… read more here.
Keywords: language contexts; positivity bias; self positivity; positivity ... See more keywords