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Nov 2008

Universal Self-Enhancement Reloaded: A Battle of Definitions and Paradigms

Some time ago I gave my thoughts about the battle of panculturalists vs. universalists with regard to self-enhancement. This is take II, which goes much more in depth and explores the story by examining the two key players in the discussion and there scientific battle in the different journals. Self-enhancement describes a range of psychological […]

Social Psychology6 min read

Oct 2008

Self-Enhancement: A Universal Process with Culture-Specific Content?

The individual is the smallest entity, that can arise from any group-division. The word individual actually means “that which is un/(in)-dividable”. Thus the meaning of the individual is closely connected to the group, because the individual only gets meaning in the context of the group. In the same way that the individual gains meaning from […]

Social Psychology4 min read