THE RELATION BETWEEN OVERLY POSITIVE SELF-EVALUATION AND ADJUSTMENT -A COMMENT ON COLVIN, BLOCK, AND FUNDER (1995)

C.R. Colvin, J. Block, and D.C. Funder (1995) calculated a self-enhanc ement index-the discrepancy between favorability of participants' self -ratings and favorability of others' ratings of the participants. They found that the index was negatively correlated with psychological adj ustment. However, the discrepancy between self- and other-ratings cann ot add to the variance accounted for once self-ratings and other-ratin gs are controlled for. Consequently, the index cannot properly be used to examine how self-enhancement influences adjustment. An appropriate test for the self-enhancement effect is the interaction between favor ability of self- and other-ratings.