Psychological Perspectives on Praise

Eddie Brummelman is Assistant Professor at the University of Amsterdam. He obtained his PhD at Utrecht University in 2015 and was Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellow at Stanford University. His research focuses on the socialization of the self: how social feedback shapes children’s self-views, such as self-esteem and narcissism. He is a recipient of awards including the National Postdoc Prize from the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities, the George Butterworth Young Scientist Award from the European Association for Developmental Psychology, and the Rising Star Award from the Association for Psychological Science.

• List of figuresList of contributorsForeword: Praise in the Egosystem and the EcosystemJennifer CrockerPART I: CENTRAL THEORIES1. Praise from a self-enhancement perspective: More, I want more? Frederik Anseel and Elena Martinescu2. The saboteur within: Self-verification strivings can make praise toxicAshwini Ashokkumar and William B. Swann, Jr. 3. An attributional approach to teacher praiseSandra Graham and Xiaochen Chen4. Understanding the complexity of praise through the lens of self-determination theoryBart Soenens and Maarten VansteenkistePART II: COMPETENCE AND MOTIVATION5. The effects of praise on children’s intrinsic motivation revisitedJennifer Henderlong Corpus and Kayla Good6. When praise—versus criticism—motivates goal pursuitLauren Eskreis-Winkler and Ayelet Fishbach7. Paradoxical effects of praise: A transactional modelEddie Brummelman and Carol S. DweckPART III: SELF-PERCEPTIONS8. Learning about others to learn about the self: Early reasoning about the informativeness of others’ praiseMika Asaba and Hyowon Gweon9. "You’re good enough, you’re smart enough, and doggone it, people like you:" Differing reactions to praise among people with higher and lower self-esteemLinden R. Timoney and Joanne V. Wood10. Can praise contribute to narcissism in children? Eddie Brummelman and Stathis GrapsasPART IV: SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS11. Praise and relationship securityEdward P. Lemay, Jr. 12. Praise and prosocial behaviorDuane Rudy and Joan E. Grusec13. Praise and the development of reputation managementGail D. Heyman14. Evaluative feedback expresses and reinforces cultural stereotypesAndrea C. Vial and Andrei CimpianPART V: DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURE15. Developmental psychology of praiseSander Thomaes and Patty Leijten16. The role of culture in parents’ responses to children’s performance: The case of the West and East AsiaEva M. Pomerantz, Janice Ng, and Florrie Fei-yin NgIndex