“Some people have such a fragile ego, such brittle self-esteem, such a weak “psychological constitution,” that admitting they made a mistake or that they were wrong is fundamentally too threatening for their egos to tolerate,”
-Guy Winch, Ph.D., licensed psychologist from New York University, and member of the American Psychological Association"
https://theglasshammer.com/2020/02/why-owning-a-mistake-is-a-mark-of-leadership/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CSome%20people%20have%20such%20a,%E2%80%9D%20writes%20Guy%20Winch%2C%20Ph