Small but Still Significant: Awe and the Self
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Published online on August 15, 2025
Abstract
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Volume 52, Issue 9, Page 3032-3045, September 2026.
Awe is an emotion elicited from experiencing great vastness that dramatically expands a person’s frame of reference. In this way, awe has been found to have numerous effects on the self, including feeling “small.” While smallness has previously been ...
Awe is an emotion elicited from experiencing great vastness that dramatically expands a person’s frame of reference. In this way, awe has been found to have numerous effects on the self, including feeling “small.” While smallness has previously been ...