Self-Affirmation: Understanding the Effects

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Mnemic neglect: Selective amnesia of one’s faults (2016, methodology): “Self-affirmation One set of experiments relied on self-affirmation theory (D.K. Sherman, 2013), which suggests that self-bolstering or ego-inflation can block the selfprotection motive.”
An affirmed self and a better apology: The effect of self-affirmation on transgressors' responses to victims. (2014, background): “This broader perspective would put their offense in the context of a global narrative of self-integrity (Sherman, 2013), which would then allow them to focus on the needs of the victim and the relationship, rather than the need to protect their self-integrity.”
The psychology of change: self-affirmation and social psychological intervention. (2014, background): “Thus, a key aspect of the affirmation intervention is that its content is self-generated and tailored to tap into each person’s particular valued identity (Sherman 2013).”
A Meta-analysis of the Longitudinal Relationship Between Academic Self-Concept and Academic Achievement (2021, background): “In addition, it has been suggested that students who have a positive view of themselves might strive to align their behavior and performance with their self-image (Sherman, 2013; Sherman & Cohen, 2006).”