A multi-faceted approach to the study of the relationship between self-esteem and the self-prioritization effect
Lorenzo Atzeni, Luigi Castelli, Mario Dalmaso, Giovanni Galfano, Barbara Penolazzi · 2026
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Lorenzo Atzeni and co-authors present a 2026 study of how self esteem shapes the mind's bias toward the self. People process self linked items faster than other linked ones. A lab task that pairs plain shapes with labels like self and stranger can measure that edge.
Participants learned the shape label pairs, then took the matching task more than once over time. Self worth was gauged three ways: two hidden tests and one standard self report scale. The self edge proved stable across the repeats. Hidden self esteem scores did not track the size of the edge, while the self report measure showed a link. The authors weigh what that split means for how the bias works.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Lorenzo Atzeni, Luigi Castelli, Mario Dalmaso, Giovanni Galfano, Barbara Penolazzi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 63 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |