People's beliefs about their personality, or how they typically think, feel, and behave,
correspond somewhat to objective accuracy criteria. Yet recent research has highlighted the …

Decades of research demonstrate a fundamental human tendency to care about how one is
seen by others, and for good reason; the perceptions and appraisals of others affect a …

People make judgments about others all the time, often without realizing they are doing so.
How are interpersonal impressions formed? How accurate are our perceptions of other …

Although people can accurately guess how others see them, many studies have suggested
that this may only be because people generally assume that others see them as they see …

Personality traits are important predictors of relationship satisfaction. However, the majority
of previous study findings are based on self–perceptions of personality. Thus, by means of …

Research has long emphasized that being trusted is a central concern for leaders (Dirks &
Ferrin, 2002), but an interesting and important question left unexplored is whether leaders …

A core component of social anxiety is the constant concern about what others think of the
self. Could such metaperceptions—beliefs about how others view the self—play a role in …

The present article reviews current research on the application and extension of the lens
model to interpersonal judgments. We first explain how the basic lens model can be used to …

People use metaperceptions, or their beliefs about how other people perceive them, to
initiate and maintain social bonds. Are accurate metaperceptions associated with higher …

Every relationship begins with a conversation. Past research suggests that after initial
conversations, there exists a liking gap: people underestimate how much their partners like …