Most drivers rate themselves above average — is a slightly inflated self-concept the healthy default?

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Contingent self-esteem: when your whole worth rides on one domain Math self-concept and general self-esteem move separately which is why a good student can still feel stupid High self-esteem with a badly defined identity is a common combination and the research rarely separates them One generous act and you file yourself as generous while one lapse files you as a fraud The gap between your actual self and your ought self produces guilt while the gap to your ideal self produces disappointment My ideal self pulls me forward but my ought self just adds guilt — why do the two feel so different? When all my self-worth sits on my career one bad quarter feels like a life verdict — how do you spread the load? Self-concept clarity is how sure you are of who you are and low clarity predicts rumination better than low self-esteem does Self-esteem scales and identity scales overlap so heavily that some studies measure one construct twice Appearance-contingent self-esteem and why compliments wear off