Handbook of Self-Enhancement and Self-Protection

Edited by Mark D. Alicke and Constantine Sedikides

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November 17, 2010
ISBN 9781609180027
Price: $125.00
524 Pages
Size: 7" x 10"
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This is the first major volume dedicated to the processes by which people exaggerate their virtues, deemphasize their shortcomings, or protect themselves against threatening feedback. Leading investigators present cutting-edge work on the key role of self-enhancing and self-protective motives in social perception, cognition, judgment, and behavior. Compelling topics include the psychological benefits and risks of self-enhancement and self-protection; personality traits and contextual factors that make certain individuals more likely to hold distorted views of the self; innovative approaches to assessment and measurement; and implications for relationships, achievement, and mental health.