Narcissistic Behavior Research Articles

Narcissism for Fun and Profit: An Empirical Examination of Narcissism and Its Determinants in a Sample of Generation Z Business College Students

The Millennial Generation is frequently identified with narcissistic behavior. However, less work has examined the narcissism of the subsequent generational cohort, Generation Z. In this article, we review the literature on the relationship between narcissism and undergraduate academic major in a college of business, campus involvement, and several demographic variables. We then conduct a study ( N = 660) to evaluate subclinical narcissism and its relationship to those choices and traits among contemporary undergraduate business college students using the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI) and the Single Item Narcissism Scale (SINS). Results reveal one of the highest mean NPI scores in the literature, corroborating prior findings concerning elevated narcissism among business students and providing a piece of evidence concerning intergenerational narcissism. Then, using a set of regression models, we find that NPI scores are higher among finance majors, leaders of student organizations, males, younger students, extrinsically religious students, and non-White students. The SINS is supported as a valid measure of subclinical narcissism. We then discuss how these findings have influenced our approach to course policy and classroom management, and we outline directions for future research based on this exploratory study of Generation Z college students.

Toward a Progressive Ethics of Shamelessness: Heresy and Affect in Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan

In popular discourse, shamelessness is generally used as a negative term, tending to denote narcissistic behaviour that destroys the social fabric. Contrary to this tendency, in illustrating the relationship between heresy and affect in Saint Joan (1923), Bernard Shaw provides the template for a progressive ethics of shamelessness. While he is often considered a creator of puppets that merely voice his ideas, this article argues that his characters contend with complex emotions and that he is attuned to the ways in which affect governs human relationships and political institutions. Through Joan’s refusal to be ashamed of her heresies – her proto-Protestantism, her proto-feminism, and her proto-nationalism – Shaw makes a compelling case for shamelessness as having the potential to impel society toward positive evolutionary change.

The description of the use social media on the risk of narcissistic behavior on students at the riau islamic university

The most frequent activity to attract the attention of Instagram users is to do selfies for teenagers or adults. This is related to narcissistic behavior that is where someone loves themselves excessively, the more often they upload photos or videos, added with lots positive comments, it will increase the individual's desire. The objective of this research is to determine the description of Instagram social media users on the risk of narcissistic behavior in students. The study was conducted at Riau Islamic University Pekanbaru. This research used descriptive research design with simple random sampling technique, the sample in this study were 100 respondents. Analysis used univariate analysis. The results showed that 46 (46%) were at risk and that were not at risk as much as 54 (54%), felt themselves the greatest were 18 (31.1%), were filled with fantasies, found 27 (58.7%), had confidence that they were special obtained 24 (52.2%), excess need to be admired was 35 (76.1%), big name was obtained 32 (39.6%), interpersonal exploitation was obtained 24 (52.2%), lack of empathy was obtained 37 (80.4%), envy of others was 26 (56.5%), showed arrogant attitudes obtained 33 (71.7%). The results of the analysis are expected to the development of nursing science to be able to provide information such as counseling to students who are narcissistic.
 Keywords: Instagram, Narcissistic, Behavior

Classroom Policy and Narcissistic Behavior: A Game-Theoretic Approach

We describe the rise in intergenerational narcissistic behavior amongst college students and educational issues that this trend creates in the classroom, including entitlement and academic dishonesty. As these behaviors impose costs on faculty, other students, and society, we use a game-theoretic approach to exhibit the efficacy of creating and implementing a classroom policy designed to mitigate disruptive behavior in the classroom. Our model examines the strategic problem of a professor developing course policy when facing narcissistic and non-narcissistic types of students in their class. The model shows that if the probability of facing narcissistic students is sufficiently high, it is optimal to create and implement a policy in the course. We then discuss best policies and practices at the institutional and individual levels to mitigate narcissistic behaviors.

자기애성향이 외모관리행동 및 대인관계에 미치는 영향

In a cultural context of the narcissistic era, people are becoming more individualistic and self-centered. One of narcissistic behavior is to invest time and effort into appearance management. Therefore, this purpose of this study is to examine the effect of narcissistic tendencies on appearance management behaviors and interpersonal relationships. As a research method, a survey using a questionnaire was used. The total sample size of 345 women was socially active and varied in age from 20s to 50s. The data were analyzed using frequency, factor analysis, reliability test, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis. The results of this study are summarized as follows. First, self-consciousness showed statistically significant effects on all sub-factors of appearance management behaviors. Other-consciousness showed a significant effect only on weight management among appearance management behaviors. Second, self-consciousness had a considerable impact on all sub-factors of interpersonal relationships except for self-centeredness. The other-consciousness had a significant effect on all sub-factors of interpersonal relationships. Third, weight management affected the attitude of others and self-centeredness among the influence of appearance management behaviors on interpersonal relationships. Hair management was affected by over-involvement, clothing management was affected by attitude toward others, and plastic surgery management was affected by attitude toward others, over-involvement, and self-centeredness. In conclusion, this study’s group of women with narcissistic tendencies found themselves using appearance management and interpersonal relationships. Women tended to be more narcissistic; women showed more involvement in appearance management and interpersonal relationships. Therefore, when women

The United States of Trump Corp.: The ‘Not Normal/New Normal’ Governing Style of a Personal Brand

Mired in inconsistency, contradiction, and scandal, Donald J. Trump’s presidency appears to be anything but normal. This has prompted a great deal of searching among social scientists and journalists to understand what exactly is behind Trump’s erratic governing style. These narratives center the new normal of American presidential politics on the extreme form of Trump’s narcissistic behavior and his flagrant commitment to ethno-nationalist, authoritarian, and neoliberal practices. However, because these narratives rely on traditional political strategies and theories, they do not fully capture the most novel aspects of the Trump mode of governance. What is “not normal” about President Donald Trump is that his governing style is irreducible to conventional statecraft and political goals because Trump is not just a celebrity/businessman-turned-politician. Rather, Trump the person is inherently tied to Trump the personal brand, and the governing style of President Trump follows the market-oriented logic of personal brands, which is primarily oriented towards maximizing symbolic capital. Rather than position Trump’s governing style as motivated to achieve self-adulation, white supremacy, an authoritarian state, or neoliberal utopia, we reconsider Trump’s governing style as an attempt to capture the attention of the collective consciousness and focus it on Trump as a personal brand.

Gambaran Narsistik pada Remaja dan Implikasi bagi Konseling Kelompok

This study aims to obtain a description of the narcissistic behavior of grade VIII students and to design a group counseling program as an effort to prevent and reduce narcissistic behavior. This type of research is descriptive research. The sampling technique was carried out by using a random sampling technique, with a sample of 181 grade VIII students of SMPN 3 Kota Serang. Research on narcissistic behavior is seen from eight aspects, namely feelings of grandeur and self-interest, filled with fantasy, expressive need to be admired, exploiting interpersonal relationships, lack of empathy, feeling jealous, behaving arrogantly and arrogantly, and feeling special and special individuals . The data collection technique used the distribution of research instruments in the form of questionnaires. While the data analysis technique used is descriptive quantitative. The results showed that the level of narcissistic grade VIII students of SMPN 3 Serang City was in the low category with a percentage of 13%, the medium category with a percentage of 76%, and the high category with a percentage of 11%. After knowing the narcissistic picture, then designing a program is made based on the research results obtaine.

Narcissistic grandiosity and risky health behaviors in college students

Objective This study explored associations between narcissistic grandiosity (including its component traits) and reported risky health behaviors in college students. Participants: College men and women (N = 122) participated between December 2015 and January 2016. Methods: Participants completed self-report measures of grandiosity, alcohol consumption, number of sex partners, and condom use. Results: Grandiosity was positively associated with alcohol consumption. Gender interacted with grandiose traits, driving associations with reported sexual behaviors. College men high in entitlement/exploitativeness reported more sex partners. Grandiose exhibitionism was associated with condom use among women but not men, such that college women higher in grandiose exhibitionism were more likely to report not using a condom with their most recent partner. Conclusions: Grandiosity (and grandiose traits) may influence health behavior and/or the reporting of health behavior in college students, but associations may differ for men and women.

The relationships between buyers' mediated power and suppliers' psychologically defensive workplace behavior: case of Bangladeshi apparel manufacturing firms

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships between the social power of apparel buyers from developed countries and the psychologically defensive workplace behavior (PDWB) of the suppliers from a developing country.Design/methodology/approachAn online survey was used to collect 205 responses from the professionals who were working in the apparel exporting companies in Bangladesh. Data were analyzed quantitatively.FindingsThe results showed that the exercise of buyers' reward and coercive power was associated with the suppliers' perfectionistic workplace behavior. The exercise of buyers' coercive power was associated with the suppliers' arrogant-vindictive workplace behavior. The exercise of buyers' reward power was associated with the suppliers' narcissistic workplace behavior, and coercive power was found to be statistically suggestive.Research limitations/implicationsThis study purposely used convenient and snowball sampling techniques to collect data from Bangladesh only. Future researchers could focus on random sampling from different countries to improve the generalizability of the research.Practical implicationsThis study will help apparel buyers to better negotiate with Bangladeshi suppliers regarding maintaining proper workplace conditions and compliances. It will also help industry professionals to better educate suppliers on how to deal with workplace pressure.Originality/valueThis study adds to the literature on social power and PDWB, specifically related to the apparel manufacturing industry, and will help illustrate the impact of workplace behavior in terms of corporate social responsibility beyond the usual measurement of the codes of conduct and compliance issues.

Facebook Interaction Effects on Self Esteem and Narcissistic Behavior

Facebook Interaction Effects on Self Esteem and Narcissistic Behavior

La transformación de las familias. La irrupción del hijo único

En los últimos años en los países occidentales, también en España, se está produciendo un proceso de individualización, constatado en múltiples dimensiones, también en el seno de las familias. Progresivamente, los hogares están reduciendo los miembros, apareciendo nuevas tipologías familiares hasta hace muy poco marginales y poco consideradas. La aparición de forma mayoritaria de los hijos únicos está cambiando dinámicas sociales y quizás también estructuras. Para la realización de la investigación se presentan datos cuantitativos oficiales y también se realizan diferentes entrevistas a personas conocedoras de la temática. La opción de muchos padres por tener solamente un hijo está lejos de comportamientos egoístas y narcisistas, al contrario, responde a las necesidades impuestas por la posmodernidad. Pueden ofrecer a sus hijos más y mejores posibilidades de formación para adaptarse a una sociedad futura compleja y cambiante.

Upward social comparison and Facebook users’ grandiosity

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to confirm the causal relationship, in an upward social comparison, of envy, loneliness and subjective well-being (SWB). Particularly, the authors address the mediating roles, each, of benign envy (BE) and malicious envy (ME) as different types of envy. In addition, the authors explore the grandiosity of users, in terms of narcissistic personalities, and whether it has discriminatory impacts on this causal relationship.Design/methodology/approachThe authors re-enacted a situation that users confront on Facebook as a quasi-experiment to determine if there is an effectual relationship among variables in the path of upward comparison, envy, loneliness and SWB. First, the authors divided envy into BE and ME to examine its mediating role in the path of upward comparison and loneliness. Second, the authors examined the differentiated effects of both kinds of envy and loneliness on SWB. Finally, the authors determined if users’ grandiose, narcissistic behaviour has moderating effects on the path of each variable.FindingsThe results revealed that upward comparison has a positive effect on both kinds of envy; however, in the path of loneliness, only ME operated and played a mediating role. Furthermore, grandiosity had a partially significant moderating effect.Research limitations/implicationsThis study has the following theoretical implications. The mediating effect of envy was identified in the path of upward comparison, loneliness and SWB. Research limitation is as follows: this study could not effectively reflect individual differences. It is necessary to include individual difference variables in later research, including characteristics of social comparison.Practical implicationsThis study has the following practical implications. Social comparison on Facebook poses a more serious problem than it does offline; therefore, users need to protect their own SWB. If users can actively cope with the information of others and selectively choose their upward comparison targets, they can reduce their loneliness and improve their SWB as expected in the hypotheses.Social implicationsThe “unfriending” events that occur on Facebook may be explained by the mediating phenomenon of ME. The research showed that the excessive narcissism of users on Facebook is an inconsistent information with real selves of users, thus triggering the ME, which causes avoidance from other Facebook users.Originality/valueThe authors have proven that social comparison and envy emotion are the causes of the loneliness, while the authors are on Facebook. Especially, the mediation role of BE and ME are discussed in a distinguished manner. Also, the authors confirmed that the influence of narcissism could further aggravate the problem of loneliness. Finally, the authors found that the variables of the study also affect the SWB of the Facebook user.

Perceptions of Agentic and Communal Narcissism on Facebook

Studies on narcissism in social media have been numerous. Manifestations of narcissistic behaviors are typically viewed negatively by others online. However, previous study is limited by only examining agentic narcissism. This study investigated perceptions of both agentic and communal narcissism in the context of Facebook. Two hundred and sixty undergraduate students viewed fictitious Facebook profiles with narcissistic or neutral status updates and rated the target on likeability, successfulness, and whether they would want to be friends with the target. Narcissistic statuses were viewed more negatively than neutral statuses across domains. Agentic narcissistic statuses were viewed most harshly. Some gender differences emerged. Female participants rated agentic narcissistic statements from female targets and communal narcissistic statements from male targets more negatively than did male participants. Participants' self-reported communal narcissism was related to their ratings of others, whereas self-reported agentic narcissism was not. Implications of these findings are discussed.

Hubungan Self-Esteem (Harga Diri) dengan Perilaku Narsisme Pengguna Media Sosial Instagram pada Siswa SMA

This research is motivated by a phenomenon that occurs in the field that the number of students using Instagram social media has narcissistic behavior, and one of the factors that influence narcissistic behavior is self-esteem. Students who have narcissistic behavior usually have low self-esteem because students have a need to get appreciation and appreciation for the formation of self-esteem, and this is the reason individuals use social media, especially Instagram, to fulfill all those needs. This study aims to 1) describe the self-esteem of students, 2) describe the behavior of narcissism instagram social media users in students, 3) test the significance of the relationship between self-esteem and the narcissism behavior of instagram social media users in students. This study uses a quantitative method with a descriptive correlational approach. The subject of this study was 50 students of SMA Negeri 1 Gunung Talang who were identified as students who had a tendency to narcissistic behavior. The instruments used were (1) inventory of self-esteem, (2) questionnaire narcissism behavior on instagram social media users with a Likert Scale model. Data analysis techniques used descriptive and correlational analysis techniques using computer program assistance Product and Service Solution (SPSS) version 20.0. Research findings show that (1) student self-esteem is in the low category, (2) narcissism behavior of instagram social media users are in the narcissism category, (3) there is a significant negative relationship between self-esteem and the narcissistm behavior of instagram social media users on students with a correlation coefficient of -0.548 and a significant level of 0,000.

Self-Psychological Understanding of Addiction and the Selfobject Function of Addiction Recovery Environment

Addiction is characterized as uncontrolled and excessive use of addictive substance or behavior, and consequential functional impairment. Since the addict’s psychic structure, known as “self,” is defective and may jeopardize psychic functions, mere abstinence cannot be the ultimate therapeutic goal. Rather, it is crucial to facilitate the growth of the “self” through long-term continuous care in the addiction recovery environment. This article provides an overview of self-psychological perspectives of addiction, and proposes selfobject functions of the addiction recovery environment. From the perspective of self-psychology, addiction is perceived as ‘deficit of self’, and is one of the symptoms of narcissistic behavior disorder. Addictive substances or behavior, also known as addictive trigger mechanisms (ATMs), have served as mirroring and idealizing selfobjects, though ending in futile attempts. The addiction recovery environment, which needs to substitute ersatz selfobject functions of ATM, should 1) consist of predictable and consistent settings, as an idealizing selfobject, 2) reflect and reward appropriately, as addicts achieve abstinence and realistic goals, as a mirroring selfobject, and 3) consist of other addicts desiring to stop using addictive substances or aberrant behavior, and share goals of total abstinence and the growth of the self as a twin-ship/alter ego selfobject. Though it takes substantial time and much effort, optimal selfobject functions provided by the addiction recovery environment, would facilitate recovery as a continuous process of the growth of the mature self.

Prevalence Of Narcissism In Adolescents Of Karachi

Narcissism may describe as be in love with own self. The individual may have variety of such behavior that are unfavorable for society such as rudeness, aggressive and violent behavior, selfishness, blaming and discourage others on their own faults, carelessness toward other feelings and emotions, inflated sense of supremacy and self-importance. More likely to involve in crimes and conflicts. Although Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is the serious issue but very little amount of work was done on this issue. The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of narcissistic traits in the general youth population .The randomly selected sample of 1145 individuals falls in age group 18 to 25 were selected to estimate the prevalence of NPD .The Narcissistic Personality inventory (NPI-40) based on DSM III criteria was used to find out the prevalence of Narcissism in Study group. The result showed high scores of NPI in youth population167 male (47.44%) and 346 females (43.63%) scored >20 numbers in NPI. But NPI can only show relative idea of the frequency of narcissism, by scoring high in NPI it could not say certainly that individual lie in category of narcissistic so there is necessitate to more work should be done on this least studied topic to evaluate the true picture of narcissistic behavior in population.

Character Disorders among Autocratic World Leaders and the Impact on Health Security, Human Rights, and Humanitarian Care

The development of autocratic leaders in history reveals that many share severe character disorders that are consistently similar across borders and cultures. Diplomats and humanitarians negotiating for access to populations in-need and security of their programs, especially in health, must understand the limitations placed on the traditional negotiation process. These shared character traits stem from a cognitive and emotional developmental arrest in both childhood and adolescence resulting in fixed, life-long, concrete thinking patterns. They fail to attain the last stage of mental and emotional development, that of abstract thinking, which is necessary for critical reasoning that allows one to consider the broader significance of ideas and information rather than depend on concrete details and impulses alone. These autocratic leaders have limited capacity for empathy, love, guilt, or anxiety that become developmentally permanent and guide everyday decision making. Character or personality traits that perpetuate the lives of autocratic leaders are further distinguished by sociopathic and narcissistic behaviors that self-serve to cover their constant fear of insecurity and the insatiable need for power. Human rights, humanitarian care, and population-based health security are examples of what has consistently been sacrificed under autocratic rule. Today, with the worst global loss of democratic leadership ever seen since WWII, leaders with these character traits now rule in major countries of the world. While history teaches us of battles and conflicts that result from such flawed leadership, it lacks explanations of why autocratic behaviors consistently emerge and dominate many societies. Building multidisciplinary capacity and capability in societies among democracies to limit or cease such authoritarian dominance first begins with a developmental understanding of why autocrats exist and persist in externalizing their pathological behaviors on unsuspecting and vulnerable populations, and the limitations they place on negotiations."…once in power, a leader with an Antisocial Personality Disorder thrives on continuing conflict and never seeks peace." Daedalus Trust, London, 2016BurkleFMJr.Character disorders among autocratic world leaders and the impact on health security, human rights, and humanitarian care. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2019;34(1):2-7.

Involvement and acceptance of custodial fathers: The role of narcissism and caregiving.

Paternal involvement and acceptance were compared among 218 custodial divorced fathers, 222 married fathers, and 105 noncustodial divorced fathers. The predictors examined were narcissistic traits and caregiving behaviors, with coparental cooperation and child characteristics as moderators. Results indicated that compared with married and noncustodial fathers, custodial fathers were more involved with their children, cooperated less with their children’s mothers, and viewed their children as being difficult. The interactions underscore the uniqueness of custodial fathers: Unlike married and noncustodial divorced fathers, custodial fathers were more accepting of their children, regardless of their avoidant caregiving. Coparental cooperation and narcissistic traits were associated with the greater involvement of noncustodial fathers compared with custodial fathers. In addition, child difficulty moderated the association between acceptance and narcissistic traits.

Is Desirability of the Trait a Boundary Condition of the Proteus Effect? A Pilot Study

Although previous research has shown that individuals take on aspects of the avatars they embody in virtual environments, studies have not yet tested whether this phenomenon, known as the Proteus effect, extends to traits that are undesirable to have, such as narcissism. A total of 133 female participants completed a shopping simulation in virtual reality. In this simulation, half embodied an avatar of Kim Kardashian, a celebrity known for her narcissistic behavior and materialistic purchases, while the other half embodied a generic female avatar of similar appearance. Participants then chose between luxury and nonluxury brands for a variety of objects. Results indicated that participants did not take on the luxury purchase behaviors of Kim Kardashian and in fact showed lower narcissism scores after embodying her than those embodying a generic avatar. These results suggest a self-serving component to the Proteus effect, in that individuals may only take on desired aspects of the avatars they embody and distance themselves from undesired aspects.

Systemic Work With a Couple Facing Narcissism

Marriage and family therapy is built on the premise that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, yet the systemic literature rarely considers the “part” that narcissism may play in impacting the relational “whole.” When this type of marital system is influenced by a sociocontextual influence of spirituality, therapeutic work becomes more complex. A literature review of narcissism in a couple dyad is reviewed as is spirituality within systemic thinking. Once the clinical work is grounded in the literature, a case is provided where strategic therapy and narrative therapy were applied to a case where narcissistic behaviors had led to an affair, and the relationship was heading toward divorce.