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Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior
Kenan-Flagler Business School, University at North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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January 18, 2018

Humblebragging Makes People Like You Less Than Outright Boasting, Finds Study→

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- The Independent
January 12, 2018

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January 17, 2018

#Blessed: The Humblebrag Makes You Less Likable, Science Shows→

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- Newsweek
January 12, 2018

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January 16, 2018

How Humblebragging Could Be Sabotaging Your Career, According to Science→

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- CNBC
January 12, 2018

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January 12, 2018

Humblebragging Makes People Dislike You, According to Science→

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- TIME
January 10, 2018

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December 04, 2017

Humblebragging Just Makes You Look Like a Fraud→

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- Pacific Standard
October 18, 2017

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December 04, 2017

Want to Make a Good Impression? Don’t Do These 4 Things→

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- Head Games, Psychology Today
September 27, 2017

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December 04, 2017

This Is the Real Reason Your Friend Always Humblebrags, According to Experts→

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- Reader’s Digest
September 10, 2017

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December 04, 2017

Research Shows That Regular Bragging Is More Effective Than Humblebragging→

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- Quartz
July 5, 2017

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December 04, 2017

Why Do We Give Each Other Backhanded Compliments?→

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- Boston Public Radio, WGBH
May 25, 2017

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December 04, 2017

The Emotionally Intelligent Startup’s Guide To Bragging On Social Media→

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- Fast Company
April 17, 2017

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December 04, 2017

Why Family Traditions Make for Happy Holidays→

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- Financial Times
December 21, 2016

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December 04, 2017

Family Traditions Boost Happiness→

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- Scientific American Mind
November 1, 2016

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December 04, 2017

How to Get More Out of Office Conversations→

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- The Wall Street Journal
October 2, 2016

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December 04, 2017

When Networking, Being Yourself Really Does Work→

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- Harvard Business Review
September 27, 2016

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December 04, 2017

What We Miss When We Judge a Decision by the Outcome→

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- Harvard Business Review
September 2, 2016

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December 04, 2017

How to Boast on the Sly→

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- The Atlantic
May 2016

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December 04, 2017

The Case for Humble Executives→

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- The Wall Street Journal
October 20, 2015

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December 04, 2017

‘Humblebragging’ Is a Bad Strategy, Especially in a Job Interview→

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- Forbes
July 13, 2015

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December 04, 2017

The Rise of Humblebragging, the Best Way to Make People Not Like You→

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- Wonkblog, The Washington Post
June 16, 2015

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December 04, 2017

Humblebragging: You Want To, But You Shouldn’t→

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- The Boston Globe
May 29, 2015

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Ovul Sezer

Ovul Sezer studies misguided social heuristics—that is, habitual behaviors that people think are effective in social interactions, but backfire. For example, people humblebrag, give backhanded compliments, namedrop, share an inside joke, or mansplain. Her research investigates when and why people’s social intuitions are misguided and how they can fix these suboptimal behaviors.

Recent Articles

Publications: Journal Articles
Humblebragging: A Distinct — and Ineffective — Self-Presentation Strategy

Sezer, O., Gino, F., & Norton, M.I. (in press). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Impression Mismanagement: People as Inept Self-Presenters

Steinmetz, J., Sezer, O., & Sedikides, C. (in press). Social and Personality Social Compass.

Overcoming the Outcome Bias: Making Intentions Matter

Sezer, O., Zhang, T., Gino, F., & Bazerman, M.H. (2016). Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 137, 13-26.

Family Rituals Improve the Holidays

Sezer, O., Norton, M.I., Gino, F., & Vohs, K.D. (2016). Journal of the Association for Consumer Research, 1(4), 509-526.

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