Self-enhancement is when one is motivated to maintain or increase how positively one views oneself. The desire for self-enhancement seems to be a universal human motive, yet it has long been decried ...

Today, we explore the phenomenon of self-enhancement, which is one of the oldest and most robust phenomena in social cognition. Many people self-enhance in many circumstances. Exceptions and moderator ...

When being praised, people may respond with self-enhancing or self-deprecating statements to manipulate how others perceive them. Kobe University and University of Sussex researchers presented ...