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Simine Vazire
Washington University in St. Louis www.simine.com What does your research focus on? My research examines people’s knowledge about their own personalities. Do people know how they behave? Do they know how others see them? I
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‘Self-compassion’ can help divorced people heal
USA Today: Self-compassion can help the newly divorced get through one of the most difficult periods of their lives, researchers suggest. They explained that self-compassion — a combination of kindness toward oneself, recognition of common
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Delusional and mad they may be, but I love my big pile of self-help books
The Belfast Telegraph: Do you need help? Well, help yourself. Fill, as it were, your boots. Your own boots, mind. Yup, we live in do-it-yourself society or, perhaps more accurately, a read about doing-it-yourself society.
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Self-affirmation boosts social confidence:
Toronto Sun: It may sound like another version of “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough and, doggone it, people like me,” but some Canadian researchers say self-affirmation has real-life social benefits. “Self-affirmation seems to provide
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Do narcissists or junkies make better leaders?
Business Insider: Narcissists rise to the top. That’s because other people think their qualities – confidence, dominance, authority, and self-esteem – make them good leaders. Is that true? “Our research shows that the opposite seems
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Psychology: We Play Video Games to Chase Our ‘Ideal Selves’
Time: What exactly is it about video games that holds so much drawing power? Last year, a staggering 500 million video games were sold throughout the world, and, despite some recent slippage earlier in May
