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Self-presentation Bias

Self-Presentation Bias is a type of response bias in which individuals systematically alter their self-reports to create a favorable impression, driven by social desirability concerns rather than accurate representation of their attitudes, behaviors, or abilities.

119

Publications

9.3K

Citations

273

Authors

149

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

24

Variants

Social Desirability Bias

Parents

Publications

119

Selective self-presentation in computer-mediated communication: Hyperpersonal dimensions of technology, language, and cognition

Joseph B. Walther · Computers in Human Behavior · 2006 · 902 citations

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When modesty prevails: Differential favorability of self-presentation to friends and strangers.

Dianne M. Tice, Jennifer L. Butler, Mark Muraven et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1995 · 438 citations

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Self-Affirmation Reduces Biased Processing of Health-Risk Information

Mark B. Reed, Lisa G. Aspinwall · Motivation and Emotion · 1998 · 378 citations

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Beyond Self-Presentation: Evidence for Self-Criticism among Japanese

Steven J. Heine, Toshitake Takata, Darrin R. Lehman · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · 2000 · 265 citations

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Self‐Favoring Biases, Self‐Presentation, and the Self‐Other Asymmetry in Social Comparison

Vera Hoorens · Journal of Personality · 1995 · 244 citations

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Authors

273

  1. JB
    Joseph B. Walther

    Michigan State University, United States

    3 publications · 1.1K citations

    3

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  2. DM
    Dianne M. Tice

    Case Western Reserve University, United States

    3 publications · 554 citations

    3

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  3. MR
    Mark R. Leary

    Wake Forest University, United States

    3 publications · 483 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. RM
    Robert M. Arkin

    The Ohio State University, United States

    3 publications · 475 citations

    3

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  5. ST
    Susan T. Fiske

    Princeton University, United States

    3 publications · 297 citations

    3

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Institutions

149

  1. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    840 citations

  2. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    302 citations

  3. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    242 citations

  4. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    1.4K citations

  5. University of Missouri

    Columbia, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    503 citations

  6. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    315 citations

  7. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    271 citations

  8. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    209 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    10 publications · 1.5K citations

    10

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  2. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 6 publications · 850 citations

    6

    h-index

  3. Computers in Human Behavior

    5 publications · 1.3K citations

    5

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  4. Journal of Personality

    4 publications · 369 citations

    4

    h-index

  5. Frontiers in Psychology

    4 publications · 262 citations

    4

    h-index

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