Many prominent theorists have argued that accurate perceptions of the self, the world, and
the future are essential for mental health. Yet considerable research evidence suggests that …

These meta-analyses of 60+ years of social comparison research focused on 2 issues: the
choice of a comparison target (selection) and the effects of comparisons on self-evaluations …

People tend to hold overly favorable views of their abilities in many social and intellectual
domains. The authors suggest that this overestimation occurs, in part, because people who …

Although several psychological theories predict that members of stigmatized groups should
have low global self-esteem, empirical research typically does not support this prediction. It …

We argue that managerial overconfidence can account for corporate investment distortions.
Overconfident managers overestimate the returns to their investment projects and view …

Behavioral decision research provides many important insights into managerial behavior.
From negotiation to investment decisions, the authors weave behavioral decision research …

Does CEO overconfidence help to explain merger decisions? Overconfident CEOs over-
estimate their ability to generate returns. As a result, they overpay for target companies and …

Facebook, as one of the most popular social networking sites among college students,
provides a platform for people to manage others' impressions of them. People tend to …

The authors present a reconciliation of 3 distinct ways in which the research literature has
defined overconfidence:(a) overestimation of one's actual performance,(b) overplacement of …

Social comparison theory has evolved considerably since L. Festinger (1954) originally
proposed it. This article integrates these changes with insights offered by recent social …