Narcissism and psychological needs for social status, power, and belonging

Zeigler‐Hill, Virgil; Dehaghi, Ali Mohammad Beigi

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2023.112231

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“…They found that both grandiosely and vulnerably narcissistic individuals desired status, even after accounting for desires for inclusion. Likewise, Zeigler-Hill and colleagues found that both grandiosely and vulnerably narcissistic individuals reported a need for status, independently of a need to belong (Zeigler-Hill & Dehaghi, 2023;Zeigler-Hill et al, 2019). Furthermore, several clinical psychology studies indicate that the desire for respect, recognition, and admiration from others, along with fantasies of unlimited power, success, and brilliance, characterizes both grandiosely and vulnerably narcissistic individuals (Cain et al, 2008;Pincus & Lukowitsky, 2010).…”

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“…Future work could also investigate how narcissism relates to social inclusion. Some evidence suggests that whereas grandiosely narcissistic individuals show a reduced desire for inclusion, especially in comparison to status, vulnerably narcissistic individuals desire inclusion as well as status (Mahadevan & Jordan, 2022;Zeigler-Hill & Dehaghi, 2023). This is important as it may denote another fundamental difference between the two forms of narcissism.…”

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Conceptualizing grandiose and vulnerable narcissism as alternative status‐seeking strategies: Insights from hierometer theory

Mahadevan

2024

Social & Personality Psych

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Theory and research support a distinction between two forms of narcissism: grandiose and vulnerable. People high in grandiose narcissism are arrogant, extraverted, and authoritative, whereas people high in vulnerable narcissism are insecure, introverted, and diffident. I propose that a useful approach to understanding these two forms of narcissism is to view them through a socio‐evolutionary lens. Guided by evolutionary adaptationist models of rank and, more specifically, by hierometer theory, I put forward a novel theoretical account of both forms of narcissism and examine contemporary research in light of it. Specifically, I conceptualize grandiose and vulnerable narcissism as two alternative status‐seeking strategies. Whereas grandiose narcissism appears to operate as a status‐promoting “hawk” strategy, vulnerable narcissism appears to operate as a status‐protecting “dove” strategy. This parsimonious and functional account of grandiose and vulnerable narcissism sheds light on their similarities and differences, explains disparate and seemingly contradictory findings in the literature, and informs a better understanding of the paradoxical nature of narcissism.

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Section: Desires For Statusmentioning

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Conceptualizing grandiose and vulnerable narcissism as alternative status‐seeking strategies: Insights from hierometer theory

Mahadevan

2024

Social & Personality Psych

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“…This approach is consistent with the recognition that it is important for researchers to distinguish between different aspects of narcissism in order to develop a more complete and nuanced understanding of the attitudes and behaviors that characterize narcissism. For example, these different aspects of narcissism tend to have divergent associations with various motives and behaviors [62,63]. A model depicting the proposed associations that narcissistic personality traits may have with the desire to have digital avatars of self and others through fear of death and motives for having digital avatars is presented in Figure 1.…”

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Who Wants to (Digitally) Live Forever? The Connections That Narcissism Has with Motives for Digital Immortality and the Desire for Digital Avatars

Besser,

Morse,

Zeigler-Hill

2023

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We examined the role that death anxiety (for self and others) and motivation for digital immortality played in the associations that narcissistic personality traits had with the desire for digital avatars (of self and others) in a sample of Israeli community members (N = 1041). We distinguished between four forms of narcissism: extraverted narcissism (characterized by assertive self-enhancement), antagonistic narcissism (characterized by defensiveness and hostility), neurotic narcissism (characterized by emotional distress), and communal narcissism (characterized by attempts to emphasize superiority over others by exaggerating communal characteristics such as being extraordinarily helpful). Our sequential parallel mediation analyses showed that narcissistic personality traits were associated with fear of death and the desire for symbolic immortality (having a digital avatar for self and others), with mainly indirect associations via fear of death and the motivation for eternal life and to be there for others. Discussion is focused on the role that fear of death and specific “defensive control” motives for having digital avatars (e.g., motivation for eternal life and to be there for others) may play in the desire for digital immortality reported by individuals with narcissistic personality traits.

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Narcissism and romantic relationship functioning: The mediating role of the desire for power

Zeigler‐Hill,

Hicks,

Brosch

2024

Personal Relationships

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We investigated the potential role played by the desire for power in the connections between narcissistic personality traits and indicators of romantic relationship functioning. In Study 1, we discovered that antagonistic narcissism had indirect connections with indicators of romantic relationship functioning via the desire for power. In Study 2, we observed actor associations in romantic couples. More specifically, antagonistic narcissism exhibited indirect links with romantic relationship functioning through the desire for power for both men and women. Additionally, partner associations emerged from these analyses. For women and men, their antagonistic narcissism had an indirect association with the romantic relationship functioning of their partners through their own desire for power. Furthermore, the antagonistic narcissism of women was associated with the romantic relationship functioning of both themselves and their male partners, mediated by the desire for power as reported by their male partners. The associations that emerged for the other narcissistic personality traits were somewhat weak and inconsistent across these studies. In our discussion, we explore how the concept of the desire for power can offer insights into understanding the complex dynamics often observed in romantic relationships characterized by certain aspects of narcissism.

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Narcissism and psychological needs for social status, power, and belonging

Cited by 5 publications

References 58 publications

Conceptualizing grandiose and vulnerable narcissism as alternative status‐seeking strategies: Insights from hierometer theory

Conceptualizing grandiose and vulnerable narcissism as alternative status‐seeking strategies: Insights from hierometer theory

Who Wants to (Digitally) Live Forever? The Connections That Narcissism Has with Motives for Digital Immortality and the Desire for Digital Avatars

Narcissism and romantic relationship functioning: The mediating role of the desire for power

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