Narcissism

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.

Individuals with a high level of collective narcissism are more willing to conspire against members of their own group, according to new research published in the British Journal of Psychology. The findings suggest that collective narcissists do not just exhibit...

The Dark Triad traits are commonly thought of as overwhelmingly negative, but could they have positive effects on people’s sex lives? A study published in the journal of Personality and Individual Differences suggests that people higher in narcissism and psychopathy...

Although people in general believe that they would oppose the authority’s directives to harm another person earlier than would others, this is not the case for all. Interestingly, people high in agentic narcissism are less likely to do so. On...

Are narcissists less likely to wear a mask? A study published in Current Psychology suggests that the relationship is a bit more complicated that one may think. Different facets of narcissism are associated with different responds to mask-wearing expectations.

New findings suggest that the belief that restricting immigration is “not racist” reflects a defensive form of ingroup identity, rather than concern for one’s ingroup. The study, published in the journal Political Psychology, revealed that the belief that it is not racist...

New research shows that narcissism and psychopathy are positively correlated with number of sexual partners, and narcissism is positively correlated with self-perceived attractiveness and mate value.

Narcissists have impairment in social functioning, which can have profound effects on the people who love them or spend time with them. A study published in Personality and Mental Health sought to understand how people with narcissistic loved ones are...

People have unique ways of thinking and seeing the world and therefore, vary in ways they process memory. New research published in the Journal of Personality found that narcissistic individuals have worse recognition memory both for social targets (faces) and...