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Self-enhancing bias in personality, subjective happiness, and perception of life-events: a replication in a Korean aged sample
- Authors:
- LEE J. Y., IM G. S.
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 11(1), January 2007, pp.57-60.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Interrelations among self-enhancing bias in personality, subjective happiness, and perception of life-events have been examined. Elderly people with higher subjective happiness, compared to those with lower happiness, were predicted to have higher self-enhancing bias in personality, and perceive negative life-events less negatively. One hundred and forty elderly Korean citizens were assessed as to their tendency to self-enhance and to perceive positive and negative life-events. A correlation of 0.26 was found between subjective happiness and self-enhancing bias. Contrary to our prediction, those with higher subjective happiness perceived positive life-events more positively than those with lower subjective happiness, whereas there was no difference between the two groups in the perception of negative life-events.