Liking gap

The liking gap is the disparity between how much a person believes that another person likes them, and that other person's actual opinion. Studies have found that most people underestimate how much other people like them and enjoy their company.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ Emma, Young (2018-09-24). "The "liking gap" – we tend to underestimate the positive first impression we make on strangers". Research Digest. The British psychological society. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  2. ^ "At first meeting, people like you more than you think". Yale News.
  3. ^ Bharanidharan, Sadhana (Sep 11, 2018). "Nervous About First Impressions? You May Underestimate How Much People Like You". Medical Daily.
  4. ^ "People Like You More Than You Think, a New Study Suggests". Time.
  5. ^ "'Liking Gap' Might Stand in Way of New Friendships". US News.
  6. ^ "Bridging the 'liking-gap,' researchers discuss awkwardness of conversations". Science Daily.
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  8. ^ Wolf, Wouter; Nafe, Amanda; Tomasello, Michael (2021-04-29). "The Development of the Liking Gap: Children Older Than 5 Years Think That Partners Evaluate Them Less Positively Than They Evaluate Their Partners". Psychological Science. 32 (5): 789–798. doi:10.1177/0956797620980754. ISSN 0956-7976. PMID 33914647. S2CID 233462197.