Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 30, 2026

Task Interruption and Resumption Paradigm for Testing the Activation and Pursuit of an Abstract Thinking Goal
Published on: April 18, 2017
Authentic and Hubristic Pride: Differential Relations to Aspects of Goal Regulation, Affect, and Self-Control
Charles S Carver1, Sheri L Johnson
1Sungchoon Sinclair University of Miami, Coral Gables.
Abstract:
This study examines the relationships of trait-like tendencies towards authentic and hubristic pride (Tracy & Robins, 2004) with goal-regulation tendencies, affective tendencies, and impulsive traits. Undergraduates (n = 936) completed the 14-item measure of authentic and hubristic pride (Tracy & Robins, 2007b) and a battery of other self-report measures. The two types of pride correlated with distinct profiles of goal regulation tendencies, affective tendencies, and self-control. Authentic pride correlated with measures of self-control, whereas hubristic pride was related to measures of impulsivity and aggression. Overall, the differential pattern of correlations fits with a model in which authentic pride is tied to adaptive achievement and goal engagement, whereas hubristic pride is tied to extrinsic values of public recognition and social dominance.
Related Concept Videos
Self-Discrepancy Theory
Self-Presentation: Self-Monitoring and Self-Handicapping
Fundamental Attribution Error
Sources of Self-Esteem III: Social Comparison
Strategies of Self-Presentation II: Self-Verification
Self-Serving Bias

