“…According to psychodynamics, to narrow the gap between the actual and ideal self, defense mechanisms (e.g., denial, projection) inhibit awareness of unfavorable events, especially when those events are highly self-threatening ( Baumeister, Dale, & Sommer, 2010 ). In addition, studies indicate there is a self-serving bias in attribution, which is helpful for maintaining one’s positive self-image and even physical well-being ( Hu, Zhang, & Yang, 2015 ; Sanjuán & Magallares, 2014 ). Moreover, people make assimilation-based judgments about positive self-related information, which leads positive information to be integrated with stored self-knowledge.…”