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To determine whether trait self-enhancement functions adaptively across interpersonal relationships and intrapsychic well-being over repeated social interactions.

January 1, 1998Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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

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DPDelroy L. PaulhusUniversity of British Columbia Hospital

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Longitudinal study uncovers declining peer evaluations of trait self-enhancers over time despite sustained high self-esteem, indicating interpersonal costs alongside intrapsychic benefits.

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To determine whether trait self-enhancement functions adaptively across interpersonal relationships and intrapsychic well-being over repeated social interactions.
Conducted two longitudinal studies of person perception in small discussion groups (4–6 members) that met 7 times for 20 minutes each.
Assessed peer perceptions and self-evaluations after Meeting 1 and Meeting 7 using measures of narcissism, self-deceptive enhancement, and peer-discrepancy indices derived from close acquaintances.
Initial impressions at Meeting 1 were consistently positive, with self-enhancers viewed by peers as agreeable, well adjusted, and competent.
By Meeting 7, peer perceptions deteriorated significantly into negative ratings, revealing large discrepancies between self-evaluations and received peer evaluations across all self-enhancement measures.
All self-enhancement measures maintained a positive correlation with individual self-esteem, showing that intrapsychic benefits persisted despite interpersonal decline.

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Delroy L. Paulhus (1998) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0d59b888250cfcc2a4e472 https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-3514.74.5.1197

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Longitudinal study uncovers declining peer evaluations of trait self-enhancers over time despite sustained high self-esteem, indicating interpersonal costs alongside intrapsychic benefits.

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

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

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