Narcissism and self-esteem: A nomological network analysis

Hyatt, Courtland S.; Sleep, Chelsea; Lamkin, Joanna; Maples‐Keller, Jessica L.; Sedikides, Constantine; Campbell, W. Keith; Miller, Joshua D.

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0201088

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“…We compared results for narcissism to those for self‐esteem. Self‐esteem also involves favorable self‐views (Brummelman et al, 2016 ) but, unlike narcissism, protects against psychopathology (Hyatt et al, 2018 ). Before the task, children completed the Lifespan Self‐Esteem Scale (Harris et al, 2018 ).…”

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Climbing up or falling down: Narcissism predicts physiological sensitivity to social status in children and their parents

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Lee

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Developmental Science

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From a young age, children are concerned about social status. Status indicates children's position within a social hierarchy (Anderson et al., 2015) and is often reflected in their popularity (i.e., social visibility, importance, and influence; Lease et al., 2002). Although the status motive is universal (Anderson et al., 2015), there might be individual differences in children's sensitivity to status gains and losses (McClelland, 1987). We propose that children's status sensitivity is positively associated with narcissism. We hypothesized that children with higher narcissism levels would show intensified positive and negative affective responsiveness to status gains and losses, and that so would their parents. We tested this idea in a randomized experiment, using facial electromyography (fEMG) to track

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Climbing up or falling down: Narcissism predicts physiological sensitivity to social status in children and their parents

Grapsas

Denissen

Lee

et al. 2020

Developmental Science

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“…Narcissism and self-esteem also have distinct nomological networks. Higher self-esteem is generally associated with lower levels of internalizing psychopathology and interpersonal aggression, whereas higher narcissism is generally not associated with symptoms of internalizing psychopathology but rather higher levels interpersonal aggression, as well as interpersonal problems (Hyatt et al, 2018).…”

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The “Why” and “How” of Narcissism: A Process Model of Narcissistic Status Pursuit

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Brummelman

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We propose a self-regulation model of grandiose narcissism. This model illustrates an interconnected set of processes through which narcissists (i.e., individuals with relatively high levels of grandiose narcissism) pursue social status in their moment-by-moment transactions with their environments. The model shows that narcissists select situations that afford status. Narcissists vigilantly attend to cues related to the status they and others have in these situations and, on the basis of these perceived cues, appraise whether they can elevate their status or reduce the status of others. Narcissists engage in self-promotion (admiration pathway) or other-derogation (rivalry pathway) in accordance with these appraisals. Each pathway has unique consequences for how narcissists are perceived by others, thus shaping their social status over time. The model demonstrates how narcissism manifests itself as a stable and consistent cluster of behaviors in pursuit of social status and how it develops and maintains itself over time. More broadly, the model might offer useful insights for future process models of other personality traits.

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“…How do narcissism and self‐esteem differ? Researchers have begun to identify differences in terms of underlying components and the socialization experiences that give rise to them (Brummelman et al, 2016; Donnellan, Trzesniewski, Robins, Moffitt, & Caspi, 2005; Hyatt et al, 2018; Tracy, Cheng, Robins, & Trzesniewski, 2009). Here, we propose the first developmental model that integrates these findings.…”

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Raising Children With High Self‐Esteem (But Not Narcissism)

Brummelman

Sedikides

2020

Child Dev Perspectives

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With the rise of individualism since the 1960s, Western parents have become increasingly concerned with raising their children’s self‐esteem. This is understandable, given the benefits of self‐esteem for children’s psychological health. However, parents’ well‐intentioned attempts to raise self‐esteem, such as through inflated praise, may inadvertently breed narcissism. How can parents raise self‐esteem without breeding narcissism? In this article, we propose a tripartite model of self‐regard, which holds that the development of self‐esteem without narcissism can be cultivated through realistic feedback (rather than inflated praise), a focus on growth (rather than on outperforming others), and unconditional regard (rather than regard that is conditional). We review evidence in support of these practices and outline promising directions for research. Our model integrates existing research, stimulates the development of theory, and identifies leverage points for intervention to raise self‐esteem and curtail narcissism from a young age.

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Narcissism and self-esteem: A nomological network analysis

Cited by 71 publications

References 123 publications

Climbing up or falling down: Narcissism predicts physiological sensitivity to social status in children and their parents

Climbing up or falling down: Narcissism predicts physiological sensitivity to social status in children and their parents

The “Why” and “How” of Narcissism: A Process Model of Narcissistic Status Pursuit

Raising Children With High Self‐Esteem (But Not Narcissism)

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