Having insight into one's abilities is essential, yet it remains unclear whether people generally perceive their skills accurately or inaccurately. In the present analysis, we examined overall correspondence between self-evaluations of ability (e.g., academic ability, intelligence, language competence, medical skills, sports and vocational skills) objective performance measures standardized test scores, grades, supervisor evaluations) across 22 meta-analyses, in addition to considering...

Narcissists are thought to exhibit "narcissistic rage," an explosive mix of anger and hostility arising from threats narcissists' fractured sense self. Building on clinical views narcissism, we present empirical evidence the nature sources narcissistic rage. Findings 4 studies reveal vulnerability (but not grandiosity) as a powerful driver rage, hostility, aggressive behavior, fueled by suspiciousness, dejection, angry rumination. Consistent with theorizing about Study 1 showed that...

In this article, we test psychodynamic assumptions about envy and narcissism by examining malicious in the context of narcissistic grandiosity vulnerability. Study 1, students (N = 192) community adults 161) completed trait measures narcissism, envy, schadenfreude. 2 121), participants relived an episode cognitive-affective components were examined both self- informant reports their narcissism. 3 69), was linked to covertly induced laboratory. Vulnerable strongly consistently related...

The present study examined the longitudinal association between personality traits and sleep quality in 4 samples of middle-aged older adults.

Despite extensive ties between sleep disruption, anger, and aggression, it is unclear whether loss plays a causal role in shaping anger. On one hand, negative affect distress frequently follow curtailed sleep, suggesting increased anger responses. the other fatigue withdrawal also follow, potentially muting To examine these competing possibilities, 142 community residents were randomly assigned to either maintain or restrict their over 2 days. Before after, participants rated throughout...

Sleep is one key feature of people's lives that defines their daily routine and reflects overall health well–being. To test the relevance personality for core aspects sleep, we examined if traits across five broad domains predicted behaviourally recorded, week–long sleep characteristics up to years later (alongside subjective quality). Data from 382 participants (63% female, aged 34–82 years) were drawn longitudinal study on Midlife in United States Study—Biomarker project. In terms mean...

In elections, political preferences are strongly linked to the expectations of electoral winner-people usually expect their favorite candidate win. This link could be driven by wishful thinking (a biasing influence preferences), a on one's wishes, or produced spuriously. To examine these competing possibilities in 2008 U.S. presidential election, longitudinal study assessed uncommitted young voters' and over four time points during month before election. The findings indicated clear support...

Abstract The notion that desire for an outcome inflates optimism about has been dubbed the desirability bias or wishful thinking. In this paper, we discuss importance of distinguishing thinking from more general concept motivated reasoning, and explain why documenting overoptimism correlations between preferences is not sufficient to infer a bias. Then, results review meta‐analysis experimental literature on These findings, in conjunction with recent work, only highlight important moderators...