What else might affect our ability to play cheerleader for the good news in our lives? This week join Taylor and Paola’s thought cloud about this as we explore how the struggles of others might make it hard to share positive news.  Paola uses the failed love lives of male comedians as inspiration and wonders if gender norms in relationships might influence the study’s variables.  Taylor shares about her awe of the power of “capitalization” (or sharing good news) in relationships, and wonders how we can practice (not rudely) doing this with those who have low self-esteem.  Hold the applause (…or don’t) - we have lots to share and are psyched to celebrate these discoveries with you!

Our study today is titled, “Rain on My Parade: Perceiving Low Self-Esteem in Close Others Hinders Positive Self-Disclosure” and is brought to you by Jennifer C. D. MacGregor and John G. Holmes. You can find the study here: https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550611400098

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