Narcissism and aggression: Does negative affect act as a mediator during ego-threat?
by Boutwell, Jennifer, M.S., UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA, 2010, 61 pages; 1484474

Abstract:

Narcissists can be provoked by various sources, but what fuels this response (anger, anxiety, both, or neither) remains unclear. Participants in this study were given negative feedback or delayed feedback (i.e., were made to anticipate possible criticism), and an opportunity to aggress against an unseen peer. I expected that narcissism would predict aggression in both conditions, and that narcissists would experience anger following negative feedback and anxiety following delayed feedback. Indeed, analyses linked aggression to narcissism after negative feedback (r = .39, p <.01); however, this relationship was not influenced by anger. Against the hypotheses, no narcissism-aggression relationship occurred after delayed feedback. Therefore, this study indicates that narcissists only aggress in the face of direct criticism.

 
AdviserJoshua D. Foster
SchoolUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
SourceMAI/ 48-05, p. , May 2010
Source TypeThesis
SubjectsSocial psychology; Personality psychology
Publication Number1484474
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