Do religious people self-enhance?

Volume: 40, Pages: 29 - 33
Published: Aug 1, 2021
Abstract
We ask if and when religious individuals self-enhance more than non-believers. First, religious individuals self-enhance on domains central to their self-concept. Specifically, they exhibit the Better-Than-Average Effect: They rate themselves as superior on attributes painting them as good Christians (e.g. traits like 'loving' or 'forgiving,' Biblical commandments) than on control attributes. Likewise, they exhibit the Overclaiming Effect: They...
Paper Details
Title
Do religious people self-enhance?
Published Date
Aug 1, 2021
Volume
40
Pages
29 - 33
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