Regulating affect interpersonally: When low esteem leads to greater enhancement.

Downward comparison principles in social psychology.

Thomas A. Wills · Psychological Bulletin · 1981 · 2.6K citations

Behavioral Decision Making, Psychosocial Determinant, Social Psychology +19

Impression Management: The Self-Concept, Social Identity, and Interpersonal Relations.

Marvin B. Scott, Barry R. Schlenker · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1981 · 2.1K citations

Social Identity, Interpersonal Communication, Social Psychology +6

Attribution of success and failure revisited, or: The motivational bias is alive and well in attribution theory

Miron Zuckerman · Journal of Personality · 1979 · 1.1K citations

Behavioral Decision Making, Social Psychology, Self-monitoring +16

Self-serving biases in the attribution process: A reexamination of the fact or fiction question.

Gifford W. Bradley · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1978 · 1.1K citations

Fiction Question, Social Identity, Behavioral Sciences +13

Control of Attributions about the Self Through Self-handicapping Strategies: The Appeal of Alcohol and the Role of Underachievement

EDWARD E. JONES, Steven Berglas · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · 1978 · 823 citations

Substance Use, Behavioral Decision Making, Social Psychology +20