Reconceptualizing Individual Differences in Self-Enhancement Bias: An Interpersonal Approach

Psychological Review

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 94-110

  Kwan, Virginia S Y ^e   Kenny, David A ^b   John, Oliver P ^a   Bond, Michael H ^c   Robins, Richard W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERCEPTION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIOMETRIC STATUS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0742323866     PISSN: 0033295X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-295X.111.1.94     Document Type: Article

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