An experimental investigation of the influence of agentic and communal Facebook use on grandiose narcissism

Horton, Robert S.; Reid, Chelsea A.; Barber, Jessica; Miracle, Josh; Green, Jeffrey

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2014.02.038

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“…Thus, narcissism can be perceived as a constellation of exaggerated agentic traits (Grijalva et al, 2014). Relatedly, our results parallel previous findings on distinctions between agentic and communal ways of using Facebook (Horton, Reid, Barber, Miracle, & Green, 2014), and in particular, the link between narcissism and agentic Facebook use.…”

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confidence: 81%

Are sex differences in antisocial and prosocial Facebook use explained by narcissism and relational self-construal?

Ferenczi

Marshall

Bejanyan

2017

Computers in Human Behavior

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a b s t r a c tPrevious research has found that some people use Facebook for antisocial purposes, such as for "trolling" or attention-seeking. Conversely, others use Facebook in prosocial, relationship-enhancing ways, such as to increase belonging or to connect with friends. Few studies, however, have investigated differences between men and women in their antisocial and prosocial use of Facebook. The present study sought to address this research gap by examining whether these sex differences might be explained by narcissism and relational self-construal (i.e., the extent to which an individual defines their self in terms of close relationships). To this end, 573 participants living in the United States completed measures of narcissism, relational self-construal, and motives for using Facebook. Results revealed that men reported more antisocial motives for using Facebook than did women, which was explained by their greater narcissism. Conversely, women reported stronger prosocial motives for using Facebook, which was explained by their more relational self-construal. We discuss ways that these findings can contribute to the development of interventions to promote prosocial online behaviour.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 81%

Are sex differences in antisocial and prosocial Facebook use explained by narcissism and relational self-construal?

Ferenczi

Marshall

Bejanyan

2017

Computers in Human Behavior

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“…narcissism might be drawn or that might, when controlling for other activities, encourage narcissism. Such specific activities have been a focus of previous work (see Buffardi & Campbell, 2008;Horton et al, 2014), with the results of that work being generally consistent with those reported here.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

“…However, a second study reported no effect of Facebook edits on levels of narcissism. Another experimental investigation (Horton, Reid, Barber, Miracle, & Green, 2014) assigned participants randomly to engage in ''agentic'' or ''communal'' Facebook use (changing profile information, posting a status update, etc. vs. reading friend's posts, checking on the next five friend's birthdays, etc.)…”

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A diary study of the influence of Facebook use on narcissism among male college students

Walters

Horton

2015

Computers in Human Behavior

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“…Indeed, recent research suggests that grandiose narcissism may change in response to situational affordances (Gentile et al., ; Giacomin & Jordan, ). People report higher levels of narcissism after perusing their MySpace pages, relative to interacting with Google Maps (Gentile et al., , Study 1; but see Gentile et al., , Study 2; Horton, Reid, Barber, Miracle, & Green, ). People also report less narcissism after being induced to experience empathic concern or in response to interdependent self‐construal primes (Giacomin & Jordan, ).…”

Section: Personality Statesmentioning

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The Wax and Wane of Narcissism: Grandiose Narcissism as a Process or State

Giacomin

Jordan

2014

Journal of Personality

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Though grandiose narcissism has predominantly been studied in structural terms-focused on individuals' general tendencies to be more or less narcissistic-we tested whether it also has a meaningful process or state component. Using a daily diary study methodology and multilevel modeling (N = 178 undergraduates, 146 female; Mage = 18.86, SD = 2.21), we examine whether there is significant variability in daily state narcissism and whether this variability relates systematically to other psychological states (i.e., self-esteem, stress) and daily events. We assessed state narcissism and daily experiences over a 10-day period. We observed significant within-person variability in daily narcissism. Notably, this variability was not simply random error, as it related systematically to other psychological states and daily events. Specifically, state narcissism was higher when people experienced more positive agentic outcomes (e.g., having power over someone) or more positive communal outcomes (e.g., helping someone with a problem). State narcissism was lower on days people experienced greater felt stress. These relations held when state self-esteem, gender, and trait narcissism were controlled. These findings suggest that grandiose narcissism has a meaningful process or state component.

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An experimental investigation of the influence of agentic and communal Facebook use on grandiose narcissism

Cited by 23 publications

References 28 publications

Are sex differences in antisocial and prosocial Facebook use explained by narcissism and relational self-construal?

Are sex differences in antisocial and prosocial Facebook use explained by narcissism and relational self-construal?

A diary study of the influence of Facebook use on narcissism among male college students

The Wax and Wane of Narcissism: Grandiose Narcissism as a Process or State

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