Interpersonal and intrapsychic adaptiveness of trait self-enhancement: A mixed blessing?

1998/01/01 by Delroy L. Paulhus · 843 citations
Psychology · #Blessing #Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development #Cultural Differences and Values #Interpersonal attraction #Interpersonal communication #Interpersonal interaction #Interpersonal relationship #Psychology #Social psychology #Suicide and Self-Harm Studies #Trait

paper · doi:10.1037/0022-3514.74.5.1197

published in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 74(5), 1197-1208 (American Psychological Association (APA))

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