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SUBMITTER: Lynch BP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6756766 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Self and identity : the journal of the International Society for Self and Identity 20180818
Although self-promotion may be the most direct way people self-present, it carries social costs. We propose a novel phenomenon-promotion by others-wherein social networks may afford similar advantages with fewer costs. We utilized egocentric network analysis to examine relationships between social connections and perceived promoter potential (i.e., likelihood a friend will tell others about successes; PPP) and relationship dynamics. Participants enumerated friends and reported perceptions these ...[more]