Leaders can employ self-deprecation as a leadership tool. The dictionary defines self-deprecation as modesty about or criticism of oneself. n a previous Psychology Today post (2022), we viewed humor ...

Self-deprecation can lower your credibility and your self-esteem, but when used correctly, it is an underappreciated tool. When giving talks, self-deprecation can be used to diffuse antipathy, express ...

Likability matters. Yes, you can argue it shouldn’t, since objective outcomes should outweigh subjective impressions. But a study published in International Journal of Environmental Research and ...

Self-deprecation, a negative self-assessment used in social interaction, is prevalent in Korean reality TV shows. Traditionally, psychology views self-deprecation as indicative of low self-esteem or ...