Over confident people can fool others into believing they are more talented than they actually are, a study has found.
Date Posted: August 28, 2014
Categories: Self-Doubt, Self-Esteem, Self-Love
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Taking purposefully ugly selfies encourages photographers to seize control of their self-image by rejecting beauty standards and embracing the imperfect humanity of our faces. But what about earnest selfies that are just accidentally ugly?
Apr 12
Categories: Self-Esteem
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A new study from Cornell University investigates the extent to which people overestimates the extent to which their actions and appearance are noted by others.
Most of us stand out in our own minds. Whether in the midst of a personal triumph or an ...
Feb 26
Categories: Self-Confidence, Self-Criticism, Self-Esteem
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How does a man feel if another man opens a door for him? The researchers Megan McCarty and Janice Kelly conducted a field study to find out.
Male research assistants waited near two university building entrances and looked out for men and women ...
Feb 18
Categories: Self-Confidence, Self-Esteem
GOKUALA LUMPUR: EARLY detection of poor mental health among students and early treatment are important to prevent further complications and the higher risk of developing mental illnesses. The Health Ministry's Mental Health Promotion Advisory ...
Jan 8
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development, Schizophrenia, ...
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Teddy bears and cuddly "haptic" jackets could be the solution to existential angst for people with low self-esteem. That's according to a team of psychologists based in Amsterdam who say that people with low self-belief are unable to use meaning in ...
Nov 20
Categories: Anxiety, Self-Esteem
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How social media users create and monitor their online personas may hint at their feelings of self-esteem and self-determination, according to an international team of researchers.
"The types of actions users take and the kinds of information they ...
Sep 16
Categories: Self-Esteem
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Facebook is a mirror and Twitter is a megaphone, according to a new University of Michigan study exploring how social media reflect and amplify the culture's growing levels of narcissism.
The study, published online in Computers in Human Behavior, ...
Jun 13
Categories: Self-Confidence, Self-Esteem
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A Facebook profile is an ideal version of self, full of photos and posts curated for the eyes of family, friends and acquaintances. A new study shows that this version of self can provide beneficial psychological effects and influence ...
Jun 3
Categories: Self-Esteem
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A desire for expensive, high-status goods is related to feelings of social status - which helps explain why minorities are attracted to bling, a new study suggests.
Previous research had shown that racial minorities spend a larger portion of their ...
Dec 18
Categories: Self-Esteem
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In a series of studies, female bloggers showed that they enjoyed blogging because it made them feel empowered and part of a community, said Carmen Stavrositu, who recently completed doctoral work in mass communications at Penn State. The studies ...
Nov 21
Categories: Self-Confidence, Self-Esteem
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