“Crocker co-authored a study published in 2012 in the journal Advances in Experimental Social Psychology that found that when people try to manage the impressions others have of them, ‘they create a cascade of unintended negative consequences for both themselves and others. …
“ ‘In contrast, when people try to contribute to the well-being of other people, they create a cascade of positive consequences for both themselves and others.’
“Examples of egosystem management, she says, include pointing out someone else’s error in a conversation to make oneself look better.
“ ‘Or, you withhold information from people you work with so you can be the one who solves the problem,’ she says. ‘That elicits competitiveness in other people & is bad for learning, psychological wellbeing, & for growth,’ because it doesn’t create supportive environments.”
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