Psychophysiological characteristics of narcissism during active and passive coping

Kelsey, Robert M.; Ornduff, Sidney R.; McCann, Christina M.; Reiff, Sarah

doi:10.1111/1469-8986.3820292

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“…Highly volatile and unpredictable contexts would be particularly appealing to narcissistic individuals because the pressure and challenge of such an unstable context would magnify the glory of their success (Wallace & Baumeister, ). As narcissists persist in the face of failure (Wallace, Ready, & Weitenhagen, ) and show lower levels of stress and anxiety when faced with situational stressors (Kelsey, Ornduff, McCann, & Reiff, ), it is possible that they could help reduce the anxiety of team members in an uncertain context.…”

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Uncertainty enhances the preference for narcissistic leaders

Nevicka

Hoogh

Vianen

et al. 2013

Euro J Social Psych

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Narcissistic leaders present us with an interesting paradox, because they have positive as well as negative characteristics. As such, we argue that the nature of the context determines how suitable narcissists are perceived to be as leaders. Here we propose that a specific contextual factor, that is, uncertainty, increases the preference for narcissists as leaders. As an initial test of this prediction, the first study showed that narcissistic characteristics were evaluated as more desirable in a leader in an uncertain context rather than a certain context. In Studies 2 and 3, we further hypothesized and found that high narcissists are chosen as leaders more often than low narcissists, especially in uncertain (rather than certain) contexts. In all of the studies, individuals were shown to be aware of the negative features of narcissistic leaders, such as arrogance and exploitativeness, but chose them as leaders in times of uncertainty, regardless. Thus, a narcissistic leader is perceived as someone who can help reduce individual uncertainty. These results reveal the importance of contextual uncertainty in understanding the allure of narcissistic leaders. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Uncertainty enhances the preference for narcissistic leaders

Nevicka

Hoogh

Vianen

et al. 2013

Euro J Social Psych

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“…Studies focusing on callous‐unemotional traits demonstrate that individuals high on these traits show lower HR at rest and reduced HR and SC responsiveness to emotionally evocative (i.e., fear and pain) stimuli and after provocation from peers (Anastassiou‐Hadjicharalambous & Warden, ; de Wied, van Boxtel, Matthys, & Meeus, ; Kimonis et al, ; Muñoz, Frick, Kiimonis, & Aucoin, ; Muñoz, Kerr, & Besic, ; Northover, Thapar, Langley, & van Goozen, ; see Fanti, , for a review). Similarly, limited evidence suggests that grandiose and narcissistic traits are associated with low SC and HR responses to aversive stimuli (Kelsey, Ornduff, McCann, & Reiff, ). However, one study that examined all dimensions of psychopathy together indicated that the interpersonal factor of psychopathy, which captures grandiose‐manipulative traits, explained much more of the variance of HR activity than the affective or impulsive dimensions (Hansen et al, ).…”

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Callous‐unemotional, impulsive‐irresponsible, and grandiose‐manipulative traits: Distinct associations with heart rate, skin conductance, and startle responses to violent and erotic scenes

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The present study aimed to examine whether callous-unemotional, grandiose-manipulative, and impulsive-irresponsible dimensions of psychopathy are differentially related to various affective and physiological measures, assessed at baseline and in response to violent and erotic movie scenes. Data were collected from young adults (N = 101) at differential risk for psychopathic traits. Findings from regression analyses revealed a unique predictive contribution of grandiose-manipulative traits in particular to higher ratings of positive valence for violent scenes. Callous-unemotional traits were uniquely associated with lower levels of sympathy toward victims and lower ratings of fear and sadness during violent scenes. All three psychopathy dimensions and the total psychopathy scale showed negative zero-order correlations with heart rate at baseline, but regression analyses revealed that only grandiose manipulation was uniquely predictive of lower baseline heart rate. Grandiose manipulation was also significantly associated with lower baseline skin conductance. Regarding autonomic activity, findings resulted in a unique negative association between grandiose manipulation and heart rate activity in response to violent scenes. In contrast, the impulsive-irresponsible dimension was positively related with heart rate activity to violent scenes. Finally, findings revealed that only callous-unemotional traits were negatively associated with startle potentiation in response to violent scenes. No associations during erotic scenes were identified. These findings point to unique associations between the three assessed dimensions of psychopathy with physiological measures, indicating that grandiose manipulation is associated with hypoarousal, impulsive irresponsibility with hyperarousal, and callous-unemotional traits with low emotional and fear responses to violent scenes.

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“…For instance, one study of men found that higher scores on the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI), the most widely used measure of subclinical narcissism, predicted greater cardiovascular reactivity during anticipation of aversive stimuli (Kelsey, Ornduff, McCann, & Reiff, 2001). A more recent study examined changes in heart rate and blood pressure while participants imagined rejection or acceptance scenarios (Sommer, Kirkland, Newman, Estrella, & Andreassi, 2009).…”

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Narcissism predicts heightened cortisol reactivity to a psychosocial stressor in men

Edelstein

Yim

Quas

2010

Journal of Research in Personality

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Narcissists' sensitivity to social evaluation should increase their physiological reactivity to evaluative stressors. However, very few studies have assessed the physiological correlates of narcissism. In this study, participants completed an evaluative laboratory stressor or a non-evaluative control task. Cortisol reactivity—a marker of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis stress response—and negative affect (NA) were higher in the stress versus control condition. However, men showed larger cortisol responses and, among men, higher narcissism scores predicted greater cortisol reactivity and larger increases in NA. Narcissism was unrelated to cortisol reactivity and NA among women and in the control condition. These findings highlight the influence of defensive personality traits on HPA reactivity and suggest a pathway through which narcissistic traits might influence long-term health outcomes.

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Psychophysiological characteristics of narcissism during active and passive coping

Cited by 64 publications

References 98 publications

Uncertainty enhances the preference for narcissistic leaders

Uncertainty enhances the preference for narcissistic leaders

Callous‐unemotional, impulsive‐irresponsible, and grandiose‐manipulative traits: Distinct associations with heart rate, skin conductance, and startle responses to violent and erotic scenes

Narcissism predicts heightened cortisol reactivity to a psychosocial stressor in men

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