Self-affirmation and self-superiority beliefs. KU Leuven
Most people believe that their traits and abilities are better than those of others. Even though self-superiority beliefs may provoke conflicts and hinder cooperation, being so widespread they must have some social functionality as well. This project tests the hypothesis that self-superiority beliefs serve a self-affirmative function. Self-affirmation is the process through which people gain reassurance of their personal worth (e.g. by ...