Why is Pu Xinnan so confident

The overconfidence of Puxin men is usually due to the combined effects of self-awareness bias and social environmental factors, mainly including five core reasons: self service attribution, Dake effect, gender role solidification, social feedback reinforcement, and group identity needs.

1. Self service attribution

Attributing success to personal abilities and failure to external factors, this cognitive bias leads to overestimating one's own value. When achieving phased achievements, individuals will strengthen their blind belief in their abilities and ignore the influence of luck or environment. The typical manifestation is defensive refutation of negative evaluations from others, while selectively remembering positive feedback.

II. Dake Effect

Individuals with insufficient abilities may develop a false sense of superiority due to their inability to accurately assess their own shortcomings. In intimate relationships or the workplace, some men lack an objective understanding of soft skills such as communication skills and empathy, and make incorrect judgments about their actual level. This phenomenon is particularly evident in the field of low complexity tasks.

III. Stereotyping of Gender Roles

In traditional gender concepts, men are required to demonstrate decision-making power and a sense of control, which prompts some individuals to conform to social expectations by exaggerating their confidence. The masculinity education received during the growth process leads to equating overconfidence with leadership traits, and this performative confidence gradually internalizes into self-awareness.

4. Social Feedback Reinforcement

Early self-confidence performance may receive social rewards, forming a positive feedback loop in behavior. In male dominated groups, exaggerated self-expression is more likely to gain recognition, while humble attitudes are marginalized. This group dynamics mechanism continuously reinforces overconfident behavior.

Fifth, group identity needs

Obtaining a sense of belonging to a group by claiming mismatched abilities or resources is a social identity strategy. When an individual's actual achievement is lower than the group average, they will maintain psychological balance through fictitious advantages, and this compensation mechanism is more prominent in competitive environments. Improving overconfidence requires establishing an objective self-assessment system, which can calibrate cognition through regular seeking of third-party feedback, recording decision accuracy data, and other methods. Before making important decisions, use the checklist method to verify factual basis and participate in group activities that require collaboration skills to cultivate empathy. Pay attention to distinguishing between healthy confidence and blind arrogance. The former is based on the matching of ability and responsibility, while the latter is often accompanied by belittling others. If it has affected interpersonal relationships or career development, it is recommended to undergo professional cognitive behavioral intervention.