Michael Dufner
Alumna/AlumnusLIFE Berlin
External LIFE Fellow from 2010 to 2012, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Dr. rer. nat.
Dissertation completed in October 2012
A Differentiated Analysis of the Social Consequences of Self-Enhancement
(Advisor: Jaap J. A. Denissen)
Selected Publications
Dufner, M., Gebauer, J. E., Sedikides, C., & Denissen, J. J. A. (2019). Self-enhancement and psychological adjustment: A meta-analytic review. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 23(1), 48–72. https://doi.org/10.1177/1088868318756467
Dufner, M., Arslan, R. C., Hagemeyer, B., Schönbrodt, F. D., & Denissen J. J. A. (2015). Affective contingencies in the affiliative domain: Physiological assessment, associations with the affiliation motive, and prediction of behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 109(4), 662–676. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000025
Dufner, M., Rauthmann, J. F., Czarna, A. Z., & Denissen, J. J. A. (2013). Are narcissists sexy? Zeroing in on the link between narcissism and short-term mate appeal. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 39(7), 870–882. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167213483580