Narcissism

A recent study in the Journal of Psychiatric Research suggests that narcissistic grandiosity might indirectly lead to psychotic-like experiences through certain cognitive and emotional pathways. Using network analysis, researchers identified external attribution biases as a key link between narcissism and...

Sexual narcissism and hypersexuality are associated with sexual coercion during casual hookups among college students, as per a study in the Archives of Sexual Behavior. While both traits were found to increase the likelihood of coercion, there was no significant...

Recent research from the University of Warsaw reveals that individuals with higher levels of narcissistic rivalry consistently perceive others as less intelligent. The study highlights the distinction between two facets of narcissism: admiration, which relates to self-promotion, and rivalry, which...

New research indicates that agentic narcissists perceive themselves as adept liars. However, they don't claim to lie to their romantic partners any more frequently than the average individual. Interestingly, no connection was found between communal narcissism and a propensity for...

In a new study published in the journal Social Neuroscience, researchers employed machine learning techniques to predict individual differences in narcissistic personality traits using distinct structural brain features. The study represents the first-ever attempt to harness machine learning for deciphering...

A recent study uncovered intriguing links between dimensions of narcissism and the brain's reaction to self-caused errors. Specifically, the research, published in the Personality Neuroscience scientific journal, indicated that individuals with high 'rivalry' — a dimension of narcissism — tend...

A recent study in Psychological Science discovered a positive correlation between agentic narcissism and testosterone levels in men. While agentic narcissism (associated with assertiveness and feelings of superiority) was found to relate to elevated testosterone levels, antagonistic and neurotic narcissism...

Younger adults are more likely to show signs of narcissism, while older adults tend to have lower levels of it, according to a comprehensive new study that included more than 250,000 participants. The findings, published in the Journal of Personality...

New research provides evidence that grandiose and vulnerable narcissism play different roles in shaping attitudes toward infidelity within couples. In particular, women's favorability towards infidelity was found to be tied to their own grandiose and vulnerable narcissism and their partner's...

In a new study published in Current Psychology, researchers found that men with higher narcissism levels reported using more strategies to improve their own and others' emotions compared to female narcissists. The findings shed light on how gender influences the...

The interest in narcissism has surged, as evident from the increasing Google searches for "narcissist," but the search for "types of narcissists" yields inconsistent results. While there are two main types of trait narcissism—grandiose and vulnerable—pop psychology articles have created...

A study published in Personality and Individual Differences found that subordinates tend to be most satisfied with leaders who display a moderate level of narcissism, suggesting an inverted U-shaped relationship between leader grandiose narcissism and follower satisfaction. While a small...

A recent study conducted in Australia found that highly intelligent grandiose narcissists (whose intelligence quotient is above 115 or 120) are less likely to display narcissistic rivalry. The study, which was published in Personality and Individual Differences, revealed that the...

Narcissistic rivalry is negatively associated with relationship satisfaction among both men and women, according to new research published in Social Psychological and Personality Science. But narcissistic admiration doesn't appear to have a strong association with relationship satisfaction in general, and...