Colvin C R, Block J, Funder D C
Department of Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
J Pers Soc Psychol. 1995 Jun;68(6):1152-62. doi: 10.1037//0022-3514.68.6.1152.
The relation between overly positive self-evaluations and psychological adjustment was examined. Three studies, two based on longitudinal data and another on laboratory data, contrasted self-descriptions of personality with observer ratings (trained examiners or friends) to index self-enhancement. In the longitudinal studies, self-enhancement was associated with poor social skills and psychological maladjustment 5 years before and 5 years after the assessment of self-enhancement. In the laboratory study, individuals who exhibited a tendency to self-enhance displayed behaviors, independently judged, that seemed detrimental to positive social interaction. These results indicate there are negative short-term and long-term consequences for individuals who self-enhance and, contrary to some prior formulations, imply that accurate appraisals of self and of the social environment may be essential elements of mental health.
研究了过度积极的自我评价与心理调适之间的关系。三项研究，两项基于纵向数据，另一项基于实验室数据，将人格的自我描述与观察者评分（训练有素的考官或朋友）进行对比，以衡量自我提升。在纵向研究中，自我提升与自我提升评估前5年和评估后5年的社交技能差和心理失调有关。在实验室研究中，表现出自我提升倾向的个体表现出经独立判断似乎不利于积极社交互动的行为。这些结果表明，自我提升的个体存在负面的短期和长期后果，并且与一些先前的观点相反，这意味着对自我和社会环境的准确评估可能是心理健康的重要因素。
