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Authentic and hubristic pride: Differential effects on delay of gratification
Shi-Yun Ho1, Eddie M W Tong1, Lile Jia1
1Department of Psychology, National University of Singapore.
Emotion (Washington, D.C.)
|October 13, 2016
Summary
Authentic pride aids delaying gratification, while hubristic pride hinders it. Affirming self-transcendent values can reduce hubristic pride's negative impact on delayed gratification.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Social Psychology
Background:
- Pride has two distinct facets: authentic (prosocial, achievement-oriented) and hubristic (self-aggrandizing, egotistical).
- Understanding the differential effects of these pride facets is crucial for behavioral research.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the divergent effects of authentic and hubristic pride on delay of gratification.
- To examine whether self-transcendent value affirmation moderates the relationship between pride and delayed gratification.
Main Methods:
- Participants' levels of authentic and hubristic pride were assessed.
- The impact of these pride states on participants' ability to delay gratification was measured.
- The moderating role of self-transcendent value affirmation was investigated.
Main Results:
- Authentic pride was found to facilitate delay of gratification.
- Hubristic pride was found to undermine delay of gratification.
- Affirming important self-transcendent values attenuated the negative effect of hubristic pride on immediate gratification seeking.
Conclusions:
- The findings support distinct psychological pathways for authentic and hubristic pride concerning delayed gratification.
- Self-transcendent value affirmation offers a potential mechanism to mitigate the detrimental effects of hubristic pride.
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