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The Second Pugilist’s Plight: Why People Believe They Are Above Average But Are Not Especially Happy About It

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Published in 2019 at "Journal of Experimental Psychology: General"

DOI: 10.1037/xge0000580

Abstract: People’s tendency to rate themselves as above average is often taken as evidence of undue self-regard. Yet, everyday experience is occasioned with feelings of inadequacy and insecurity. How can these 2 experiences be reconciled? Across… read more here.

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