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From: Live Science

Braggers Gonna Brag, But It Usually Backfires

Live Science:

People who brag may think it makes them look good, but it often backfires, new research suggests.

Self-promoters may continue to brag because they fundamentally misjudge how other people perceive them, according to a study published online May 7 in the journal Psychological Science.

“Most people realize that they experience emotions other than pure joy when they are on the receiving end of other people’s self-promotion,” said study co-author Irene Scopelliti, a behavioral scientist at the City University London in England. “But when we ourselves engage in self-promotion — either on social media or in person — we tend to overestimate people’s positive reactions, and we underestimate their negative reactions.”

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