Overly positive self-evaluations and personality: Negative implications for mental health.

1995/01/01 by C. Randall Colvin, Jack Block, David C. Funder · 8 citations
Psychology · #Big Five personality traits #Clinical psychology #Developmental psychology #Mental health #Optimism, Hope, and Well-being #Personality #Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction #Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research #Psychology #Psychotherapist #Social psychology

paper · doi:10.1037/0022-3514.68.6.1152

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