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self-enhancement  

Definition

  • Definition People engage in self-enhancement whenever they seek, interpret, or distort evidence about themselves in a way designed to maintain, create, or amplify a positive self-image. Self-enhancement is cognitive or interpersonal activity aimed at boosting beliefs that one is a lovable and capable human being. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; Self-Enhancement]

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