Self-effacing people are secretly confident
Despite appearances, most people think highly of themselves.
"No matter how meek they might appear, most people are endowed with the same self-confidence, new research reveals. For some, however, that confidence is buried deep inside.
Within the United States as well as across cultures—and stereotypes —all individuals hold a positive inner confidence.
“A given person with high implicit [or inner] self-esteem may be outwardly self-promoting or may be outwardly very modest,” said study team member Anthony Greenwald, a psychologist at the University of Washington.
The results are detailed in the June issue of the journal Psychological Science."
