Abstract
Grandiose narcissism may be composed of narcissistic admiration and narcissistic rivalry; theoretically, narcissistic admiration may develop into narcissistic rivalry if the person feels inadequate. To test this idea, participants (N = 1147) completed measures of narcissistic admiration, narcissistic rivalry, self-esteem, and indicated rivalrous responses to hypothetical provocations. As expected, positive relationships between narcissistic admiration and narcissistic rivalry or situated rivalrous responding were each larger at lower (vs. higher) self-esteem; moreover, interactive effects of narcissistic admiration and self-esteem on situated rivalrous responding were mediated by narcissistic rivalry. The data suggest self-esteem may protect narcissistic people from developing narcissistic rivalry and thus reduce their situated rivalrous responding.
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