Psychological and behavioral implications of self-protection and self-enhancement

Baumeister, Roy F., Tice, Dianne M. and Sedikides, Constantine (2022) Psychological and behavioral implications of self-protection and self-enhancement. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 45, [e147]. (doi:10.1017/S0140525X22000632).

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Abstract

Self-protection can have psychological and behavioral implications. We contrast them with the implications of a self-enhancement strategy. Both self-enhancement and self-protection have costs and benefits as survival strategies, and we identify some of the emotional, cognitive, and behavioral tradeoffs associated with the differential preferences for each strategy. New analyses on a large existing data set confirm the target article’s hypothesis that women are more attuned than men to potential negative consequences of innovations.

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Accepted/In Press date: 25 February 2022

e-pub ahead of print date: 25 July 2022

Published date: 25 July 2022

Additional Information: Funding Information: The authors declare the received no outside financial support for this work. Publisher Copyright: Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press.