By Kristin L Cullen-Lester
University of Houston
William A. Gentry
Center for Creative Leadership
Francis J. Yammarino
State University of New York at Binghamton
Summary
Self–other agreement (SOA) discrepancies are commonly interpreted as a lack of self-awareness. The consistent display of such discrepancies could be considered a behavioral manifestation of biased self-perception. In extreme forms, we propose that this bias can be viewed as a form of dark personality. Using archival data from a multisource instrument, we examine the derailment implications of self-enhancement (i.e. overrating) and the opposite tendency, self-diminishment (i.e. underrating), in collectivistic (Taiwan, China, South Korea) and individualistic (United States of America) cultures…
Citation
Cullen, K. L., Gentry, W. A., & Yammarino, F. J. (2015). Biased self-perception tendencies: Self-enhancement/self-diminishment and leader derailment in individualistic and collectivistic cultures. Applied Psychology, 64 (1), 161–207. https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12026
