Narcissism and Motives to Pursue Status Through the Use of Dominance-Based Strategies, Prestige-Based Strategies, and Leadership-Based Strategies

Zeigler‐Hill, Virgil; Sauls, Destaney; Ochoa, Victoriano; Kopitz, Jessica; Besser, Avi

doi:10.1007/s40806-021-00278-w

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“…The rationale for this prediction was that narcissistic rivalry may be associated with exercise addiction due to a desire to outperform others. This hypothesis is consistent with previous research showing that narcissistic rivalry is characterized by a heightened sensitivity to competition as well as a desire to demonstrate superiority and dominance over others [57,58]. That is, exercise may be appealing to individuals with elevated levels of narcissistic rivalry because it provides them with an opportunity to display their dominance and superiority over others.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…The vulnerable/neurotic aspect of narcissism is not represented in the NARC model because it intends to focus on the grandiose expression of narcissism. Recent research has shown that the vulnerable/neurotic aspect of narcissism often diverges from the assertive/extraverted and antagonistic/disagreeable aspects of narcissism in terms of its associations with attitudes and behaviors [57,58]. As a result, we believed it was important for us to distinguish between these three aspects of narcissism when considering the connections that narcissistic personality features had with exercise addiction through exercise-related motives.…”

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confidence: 98%

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Narcissism and Exercise Addiction: The Mediating Roles of Exercise-Related Motives

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Besser

Gabay

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The present research examined whether the associations that narcissistic personality features had with exercise addiction were mediated by particular motives for engaging in exercise in a large Israeli community sample (N = 2629). The results revealed that each aspect of narcissism was positively associated with exercise addiction. Narcissistic admiration and narcissistic rivalry had similar positive indirect associations with exercise addiction through the interpersonal motive for exercise. However, these aspects of narcissism diverged in their indirect associations with exercise addiction through psychological motives, body-related motives, and fitness motives for exercise such that these indirect associations were positive for narcissistic admiration but negative for narcissistic rivalry. Narcissistic vulnerability had positive indirect associations with exercise addiction through body-related motives and fitness motives that were similar to those observed for narcissistic admiration. These results suggest that exercise-related motives may play important roles in the associations that narcissistic personality features have with exercise addiction. The discussion will focus on the implications of these results for understanding the complex connections between narcissism and exercise addiction.

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Narcissism and Exercise Addiction: The Mediating Roles of Exercise-Related Motives

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Besser

Gabay

et al. 2021

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“…In turn, power has been shown to strengthen the tendency to pursue goals by focusing on rewards and the satisfaction of desires while weakening inhibitory processes such as considering potential punishments or the desires of others [35,70,71]. We expected perceived power to mediate the associations that both narcissistic admiration and narcissistic rivalry had with subjective arousal in response to sexual aggression, but we expected this indirect association to be particularly strong for narcissistic rivalry due to it being characterized by heightened motives for power, dominance, and superiority over others [47,48].…”

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“…Narcissism has been shown to have particularly strong associations with dominancerelated motives and behaviors [44][45][46][47][48]. This is important because issues concerning dominance are often entwined with power [49].…”

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“…Despite being similar with regard to the desire for status, narcissistic admiration and narcissistic rivalry have been found to diverge in terms of the motives and strategies surrounding the pursuit of status. More specifically, narcissistic admiration and narcissistic rivalry have been found to have similar positive associations with the dominance-based orientation toward status (i.e., relying on conflict, intimidation, and fear to acquire status) but divergent associations with the prestige-based orientation toward status (i.e., displaying competence and demonstrating valuable skills to gain status) such that narcissistic admiration was positively associated with this orientation, but narcissistic rivalry was negatively associated with this orientation [47,48]. These results suggest that narcissistic admiration is characterized by a flexible approach to pursuing status that in-volves either dominance-based or prestige-based approaches, whereas narcissistic rivalry is characterized by a rigid focus on dominance-based approaches in conjunction with an aversion to prestige-based approaches.…”

Section: Narcissism and Powermentioning

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Narcissism and Subjective Arousal in Response to Sexual Aggression: The Mediating Role of Perceived Power

Zeigler‐Hill

Andrews

2021

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The present research examined the associations that narcissistic personality features had with subjective arousal in response to sexually aggressive behaviors, as well as whether these associations were mediated by the power that was believed to accompany these behaviors. Participants were 221 community members (115 women, 106 men) who completed a self-report instrument that captured narcissistic admiration (an agentic form of narcissism) and narcissistic rivalry (an antagonistic form of narcissism). In addition, participants were asked to rate how powerful they would expect to feel if they actually engaged in an array of sexually aggressive behaviors (e.g., “Tying up a person during sexual intercourse against her/his will”) as well as how sexually aroused they would be by each behavior. A multilevel mediation analysis revealed that both narcissistic admiration and narcissistic rivalry were positively associated with subjective arousal in response to sexual aggression and that these associations were mediated by the perceived power that was believed to accompany these sexually aggressive behaviors. These results suggest that perceptions of power may play an important role in the connections that narcissistic personality features have with subjective arousal in response to sexually aggressive behavior for both men and women. This discussion will focus on the implications of these results for understanding the connections between narcissism and sexual aggression in both men and women.

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Working in the Dark? Exploring the Relationship Between the Dark Triad and Early Maladaptive Schemas

Judith Ray,

Fritzon

2024

Trends in Psychol.

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Early maladaptive schemas (EMS) may contribute to the Dark Triad’s (i.e., Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy) dysfunctional workplace outcomes. EMS — the core concept of Schema Therapy — are entrenched emotional, cognitive, memories, and physiological patterns that form during early life in response to unmet needs and elaborate throughout life. As the workplace can involve hierarchy and power, EMS may be potentially reinforced in this context. This novel study aimed to explore the relationships between EMS and the Dark Triad facets within a working sample. The study also examined whether the Dark Triad facets yield distinct relationships with EMSs. The sample (N = 210) reported working ≥ 20 h per week in paid- or full-time role in private and public sectors. Participants completed an online self-report survey comprising the Young Schema Questionnaire Short Form-Third Edition, Five Factor Narcissism Inventory-Short Form (Antagonism and Extraversion facets), Five Factor Machiavellianism Inventory (Planfulness, Antagonism and Agency facets), and Corporate Psychopathy Inventory-Revised (Boldness, Ruthlessness, and Interpersonal Dominance facets). Zero-order correlations indicated that all Dark Triad facets significantly and positively correlated with the Entitlement/Grandiosity, Unrelenting Standards, and Punitiveness EMSs. Most Dark Triad facets positively correlated with Approval/Recognition Seeking and Mistrust/Abuse EMSs. The Entitlement/Grandiosity EMS demonstrated the strongest positive correlation with most Dark Triad facets. The results suggest that those with elevated Dark Triad traits in the working sample share a similar cognitive and emotional worldview (i.e., EMS) that may activate in the workplace context. Expanding this research could inform a ‘Dark’ Schema Workplace model and Schema Therapy interventions to potentially reduce the Dark Triad’s dysfunctional workplace outcomes.

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Narcissism and Motives to Pursue Status Through the Use of Dominance-Based Strategies, Prestige-Based Strategies, and Leadership-Based Strategies

Cited by 16 publications

References 62 publications

Narcissism and Exercise Addiction: The Mediating Roles of Exercise-Related Motives

Narcissism and Exercise Addiction: The Mediating Roles of Exercise-Related Motives

Narcissism and Subjective Arousal in Response to Sexual Aggression: The Mediating Role of Perceived Power

Working in the Dark? Exploring the Relationship Between the Dark Triad and Early Maladaptive Schemas

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