Self-Consistency, Self-Enhancement, and Accuracy in Reactions to Feedback

Jussim, Lee; Yen, HsiuJu Rebecca; Aiello, John R.

doi:10.1006/jesp.1995.1015

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“…However, most of the studies showing these effects involve participants' immediate affective reactions to experimentally manipulated feedback from a stranger in the laboratory (e.g., Jussim, Yen, & Aiello, 1995;Swann et al, 1987). In addition, studies that have found greater positive affect in response to enhancement over verification have tended to find such effects for short-term but not long-term relationships (Burke & Harrod, 2005;Campbell et al, 2006).…”

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Partner enhancement versus verification and emotional responses to daily conflict

Seidman

Burke

2014

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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This study investigated the moderating role of partner enhancement and verification on couples' emotional responses to daily conflicts. Each evening for 5 weeks, 264 couples in which one partner was under stress reported whether a conflict occurred and both positive and negative relationship feelings. Partners rated each other on relationshipcentral and relationship-peripheral traits before the diary period, allowing us to examine the consequences of derogation (partner views more negative than self-views) and enhancement (partner views more positive than self-views) relative to verification. Derogation on both relationship-central and relationship-peripheral traits was associated with more negative conflict responses. Enhancement on relationship-peripheral traits was associated with more negative conflict responses than verification. Although not as consistent a pattern, results suggest that enhancement on relationship-central traits was beneficial.

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Partner enhancement versus verification and emotional responses to daily conflict

Seidman

Burke

2014

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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“…These theories share the assumption that people are motivated to evaluate their own abilities, but for quite different reasons. In this context, particular attention is given to the theory of self-consistency (Lecky, 1945), the theory of self-enhancement (Jussim, Yen, & Aiello, 1995;Swann, Griffin, Predmore, & Gaines, 1987), and Festinger's theory of social comparison processes (Festinger, 1954;Kruglanski & Mayseless, 1990). Self-consistency theory implies that people are motivated to form self-estimations that are consistent with their past experience in order to maintain a certain configuration of self-concept.…”

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How smart do you think you are? A meta-analysis on the validity of self-estimates of cognitive ability.

Freund¹,

Kasten²

2012

Psychological Bulletin

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Individuals' perceptions of their own level of cognitive ability are expressed through self-estimates. They play an important role in a person's self-concept because they facilitate an understanding of how one's own abilities relate to those of others. People evaluate their own and other persons' abilities all the time, but self-estimates are also used in formal settings, such as, for instance, career counseling. We examine the relationship between self-estimated and psychometrically measured cognitive ability by conducting a random-effects, multilevel meta-analysis including a total of 154 effect sizes reported in 41 published studies. Moderator variables are specified in a mixed-effects model both at the level of the individual effect size and at the study level. The overall relationship is estimated at r ϭ .33. There is significant heterogeneity at both levels (i.e., the true effect sizes vary within and between studies), and the results of the moderator analysis show that the validity of self-estimates is especially enhanced when relative scales with clearly specified comparison groups are used and when numerical ability is assessed rather than general cognitive ability. The assessment of less frequently considered dimensions of cognitive ability (e.g., reasoning speed) significantly decreases the magnitude of the relationship. From a theoretical perspective, Festinger's (1954) theory of social comparison and Lecky's (1945) theory of selfconsistency receive empirical support. For practitioners, the assessment of self-estimates appears to provide diagnostic information about a person's self-concept that goes beyond a simple "test-and-tell" approach. This information is potentially relevant for career counselors, personnel recruiters, and teachers.

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“…Avoiding a negative reflection helps most people to maintain a positive self-image (Jussim et al 1995;Gramzow et al 2003). People get comfort from cultivating a positive self-image because, in addition to making them feel good about themselves, it gives them a sense of control and predictability (Banaji and Prentice 1994).…”

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Are Self-Evaluations Helpful or Harmful When Employees are Unaware of Their Marginal Contribution to Firm Welfare?

Reichert

2010

SSRN Journal

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Self-Consistency, Self-Enhancement, and Accuracy in Reactions to Feedback

Cited by 119 publications

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Partner enhancement versus verification and emotional responses to daily conflict

Partner enhancement versus verification and emotional responses to daily conflict

How smart do you think you are? A meta-analysis on the validity of self-estimates of cognitive ability.

Are Self-Evaluations Helpful or Harmful When Employees are Unaware of Their Marginal Contribution to Firm Welfare?

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