Narcissism

New research published in The Journal of Psychology investigated the relationship between narcissistic parenting and the practice of scapegoating their children. The findings reveal that those with mothers who had grandiose or vulnerable narcissistic traits as well as those with fathers...

New research provides evidence that vulnerable and grandiose narcissists tend to have different patterns of physiological reactions when exposed to a socially stressful situation. The new findings have been published in Frontiers in Psychology.

Good listening is thought to be a positive quality that makes a speaker feel safe and accepted. But a study published in the Journal of Social Psychology suggests that for some personalities, listening quietly to them actually makes them feel anxious. The...

New research published in An International Journal of Theory and Research has found that individuals with heightened narcissistic admiration tend to have higher self-esteem as well as higher perceived status and inclusion. Heightened narcissistic rivalry, on the other hand, is...

A year-long study of adults in Germany found that narcissism, the tendency to overlook the feelings and needs of others and react with rage, and defiance when threatened reduced positive and increased negative friendship experiences. The study was published in...

Does narcissism really make people think that they’re smarter than they are, even if they aren’t a narcissist? A study published in the Journal of Research in Personality suggests that inducing narcissistic feelings can lead individuals to overestimate their own...

New research seeks to understand what interventions may improve some of the destructive symptoms of narcissism. Researchers from the University of Maastricht investigated the consequences of exercises to induce two different types of compassion, self-compassion and compassion for others. Their...

A study published in the Journal of Research in Personality illuminates the potential relationship between self-control and antagonistic narcissism, a trait with negative social consequences. Researchers found that narcissistic individuals with high levels of self-control were less likely to engage...

Empathy priming has been explored as a potential strategy to reduce rape myth acceptance. But a study published in Archives of Sexual Behavior suggests that this approach can sometimes backfire. The researchers found that college-aged men with high levels of narcissism actually...

A person's body morphology does not appear to provide a reliable cue regarding their level of narcissism, according to new research published in Collabra: Psychology. But the study indicates that people incorrectly assume that individuals with greater bodily attractiveness and...

In the early stages of a romantic relationship, people tend to overestimate their partner’s qualities and evaluate their partners more favorably than themselves. This is called partner-enhancement and new research published in the Journal of Research in Personality found that...

A Dutch study published in the journal Psychophysiology has uncovered distinct physiological precursors to narcissism and self-esteem in young children. Four-year-olds who showed elevated skin conductance during social evaluation tended to have higher narcissism levels at age 7, while those who showed...

New research suggests that narcissistic CEOs tend to attract and retain top management team members who are also narcissistic -- a personality trait characterized by an inflated sense of importance and entitlement. The study, published in The Leadership Quarterly, indicates...

Psychologists recently uncovered a somewhat paradoxical finding while studying the relationship between narcissism and sexual activity. Highly narcissistic men are more likely to experience difficulty reaching orgasm but they also report more premature ejaculation.