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Apr 9, 2021 · Summary. If receiving a compliment makes you uncomfortable, you aren’t alone. Around 70% of people in a survey associated feelings of embarrassment and discomfort with praise.
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Jessica S. Morton et al. (2022) investigated the impact of compliments on different types of receivers.[i] Building on existing research studying compliments from an educational psychology perspective, they examined compliments from other perspectives, including personality, emotions, social cognition, social psychology, and communication. One of t...
Morton, et al. cite prior research that demonstrates how individuals who suffer from low self-esteem tend to defensively reject compliments given by a romantic partner because the expressed positive image does not match their negative self-image. The perceived lack of congruence causes the receiver to doubt the intentions of their partner. Because ...
Morton, et al. suggest the observed reaction of the compliment receiver results from a subjective process of appraisal, rather than the objective character of the compliment itself. In other words, some people do not simply respond to the message, but how they perceive it. This may explain why individuals with low self-esteem reject compliments. Th...
Mar 2, 2022 · Getting a compliment is a nice brain boost. But giving them can be equally as powerful. That’s because our brains are prewired to focus on the negative, a once-vital protection mechanism that ...
Sep 14, 2021 · Research shows that compliments often make the receivers feel better than most people anticipate. Compliments also improve the mood of the compliment giver. People may want to explore becoming ...
Dec 22, 2020 · 2. Accepting Compliments. Accepting a compliment is threatening the positive face. This is a strange one. If you go back to my video on compliment responses, you'll see why in detail. But briefly, when someone compliments us we have two choices, we can accept the compliment, or we can decline the compliment.
Nov 11, 2019 · Regarding the “correct” response to a compliment, DelGreco and Denes note that most English speakers expect a simple “thank you.”. With regard to gender-based differences in responses ...
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Being able to know and accept your core self, and allow the compliments of others, is so important to healthy relationships. It is a way of deepening a loving bond with your partner, and can also support the process of healing from trauma. “ [Love is] the continual search for a basic, secure connection with someone else.
