Know thyself: Misperceptions of actual performance undermine subjective well-being, future performance and achievement motivation

Kim, Young H.

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Title

Know thyself: Misperceptions of actual performance undermine subjective well-being, future performance and achievement motivation

Author(s)

Kim, Young H.

Issue Date

2011-01-21T22:45:55Z

Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)

Chiu, Chi-Yue

Doctoral Committee Chair(s)

Chiu, Chi-Yue

Committee Member(s)

• Cohen, Dov
• Hong, Ying-Yi
• Albarracin, Dolores
• Rodkin, Philip C.

Department of Study

Psychology

Discipline

Psychology

Degree Granting Institution

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Degree Name

Ph.D.

Degree Level

Dissertation

Keyword(s)

• self-enhancement
• self-assessments
• motivation
• performance
• subjective well-being

Abstract

Contrary to the popular assumption that self-enhancement improves task motivation and future performance, I propose that both inflated or deflated self-assessments of performance are linked to an increased likelihood of practicing self-handicapping and having relatively poor performance in future tasks. Consistent with this proposal, I found that irrespective of the level of actual performance, compared to accurate self-assessment, both inflated and deflated self-assessments of task performance are associated with a greater tendency to (a) practice self-handicapping (Study 1: prefer to work under distraction; Study 2: withhold preparatory effort), (b) perform relatively poorly in a subsequent task (Study 3), (c) have relatively low academic achievement (Study 4), and (c) report relatively low level of subjective well-being (Study 5). I discuss these results in terms of their educational implications.

Graduation Semester

2010-12

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