Unraveling the link between narcissism and psychological health: New evidence from coping flexibility

Ng, Henry Kin Shing; Cheung, Rebecca W. Y.; Tam, Kim‐Pong

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2014.06.006

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“…In the present study, on the other hand, narcissism showed higher scores in emotion recognition in comparison with psychopathy. Although only some of these relationships were significant, it is consistent with studies that have suggested that narcissism is related to mental well-being as a positive emotional structure [37][38][39][40]. As was shown, people with narcissistic tendencies had low performance in recognising hatred, and this finding is consistent with meta-analysis studies that have been carried out using the Five-Factor model of personality [41], which showed that narcissism is strongly associated with lower happiness and negative emotions [42].…”

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Emotion recognition and moral utilitarianism in the dark triad of personality

Amiri¹,

Behnezhad²

2017

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Introduction: In the last decade, the dark triad of personality has attracted a great deal of attention in studies. However, little is known about the emotional and moral defects in such circumstances. Aim of the study: To evaluate emotion recognition and utilitarianism in moral decision-making in people with dark triad personality tendencies. Material and methods: Three hundred and ninety girl students (with an average age of 22.7 years and a standard deviation of 2.66) were selected in 2017. Then 120 of them were selected for the second stage according to cluster analysis on the Dark Triad Scale (SD3); as Machiavellian, psychopathic, and narcissistic. Finally, participants were studied in emotion recognition using the International Affective Picture System (IAPS) and moral decision-making. Results: The results showed that there is a significant difference between the dark triad personality groups in emotion recognition and moral decision making. Participants with dark triad traits have lower performance in emotion recognition. The comparison groups in impersonal moral decision-making showed that participants with psychopathic tendencies showed more utilitarianism. Conclusions: It can be concluded that people with Machiavellian, psychopathic, and narcissistic personality tendencies, as dark dimensions of personality, have deficiencies in emotional aspects and moral decision making.

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Emotion recognition and moral utilitarianism in the dark triad of personality

Amiri¹,

Behnezhad²

2017

nin

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“…Importantly, each subscale score for the CFS were not associated with scores for social desirability and self-confidence during a task [ 6 ]. Moreover, the CFH has been supported by some studies using the CFS in samples of chronic pain patients [ 5 ], employees [ 6 ], and college students [ 6 , 10 ]. Across 11 samples in Japan, Cronbach’s alphas for evaluation coping ranged from .71 to .91, and ranged from .83 to .90 for adaptive coping [ 6 ].…”

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“…For example, evaluation coping and adaptive coping were more strongly associated with lower depressive symptoms longitudinally [ 6 ]; this was beyond popular coping strategies and coping flexibility measured by other approaches. Although few studies [ 5 , 6 , 10 ] have tested the CFH based on the dual-process theory of coping flexibility, the CFH may be applicable to Kato’s [ 6 ] dual-process theory. Therefore, in the present study, we tested the CFH based on the dual-process theory of coping flexibility with a relatively large sample.…”

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The Impact of Coping Flexibility on the Risk of Depressive Symptoms

Kato

2015

PLoS ONE

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ObjectiveAccording to the dual-process theory, coping flexibility is defined as the ability to produce and implement a new coping strategy in place of an ineffective coping strategy. Specifically, coping flexibility includes two processes: evaluation coping and adaptive coping. Evaluation coping refers to sensitivity to feedback about the efficacy of a coping strategy, and adaptive coping involves the willingness to implement alternative coping strategies. The coping flexibility hypothesis (CFH) postulates that more flexible coping will be associated with more adaptive outcomes; importantly, there are numerous theories and studies that support the CFH. The main purpose of this study was to test the CFH based on dual-process theory.MethodsA total of 1,770 Japanese college students participated and, completed a set of questionnaires that measured coping flexibility (evaluation coping and adaptive coping) and depressive symptoms. Depressive symptoms were measured via the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale.ResultsThe proportions of women and men who reported depressive symptoms were 58.69% (95% CIs [55.74, 61.66]) and 54.17% (95% CIs [50.37, 57.95]), respectively when a cut-off score of 16 on the CES-D was used. A multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that evaluation coping (OR = 0.86, 95% CIs [0.83, 0.0.89]) and adaptive coping (OR = 0.91, 95% CIs [0.88, 0.93]) were significantly associated with lower levels of depressive symptoms.ConclusionThe results of the present study indicated that the CFH based on dual-process theory was supported in a Japanese sample.

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“…However, other researchers have argued that grouping DT traits together may not be particularly informative (e.g., Papageorgiou, Wong, & Clough, ). In particular, several studies examining the association among narcissism and other traits, performance measures, and psychopathology symptoms (e.g., Ng, Cheung, & Tam, ; Onley, Veselka, Schermer, & Vernon, ; Papageorgiou et al, ; Papageorgiou, Malanchini, et al, ; Papageorgiou, Denovan, & Dagnall, ; Papageorgiou, Gianniou, et al, ; Petrides, Vernon, Schermer, & Veselka, ; Sabouri et al, ; Sedikides, Rudich, Gregg, Kumashiro, & Rusbult, ; Veselka, Schermer, & Vernon, ; Zeigler‐Hill & Besser, ) suggested that the inclusion of narcissism in the malevolent side of human personality may need to be reconsidered.…”

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Bridging the gap: A network approach to Dark Triad, Mental Toughness, the Big Five, and perceived stress

Papageorgiou

Benini

Bilello

et al. 2019

Journal of Personality

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Objective:We employed the network methodology to explore the connections be tween the Dark Triad (DT) traits with Mental Toughness (MT) and the degree to which they account for perceived stress beyond the Big Five (B5). Method: Network analyses were undertaken to explore connections between the DT, MT, and perceived stress, independently in two samples, and in the combined data set; and whether B5 factors are responsible for the connections that emerged in the original network. Results: DT and MT traits improved the prediction of perceived stress above the B5.Furthermore, narcissism occupied a strategic position in the network acting as a bridge between prosocial and "dark" sides of personality. The pattern of network connections could not be explained by B5 traits alone. Conclusions:The results suggest that there is more to personality than what can be captured by the B5 and that broadening the domain of personality beyond the B5 can improve the prediction of important outcomes, such as perceived stress. Narcissism is a unique trait and studying its connection with MT may be the key to moving for ward from a dichotomous way of perceiving personality traits, as beneficial or ma levolent, to focusing on a dynamic continuum of personality.

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Unraveling the link between narcissism and psychological health: New evidence from coping flexibility

Cited by 62 publications

References 23 publications

Emotion recognition and moral utilitarianism in the dark triad of personality

Emotion recognition and moral utilitarianism in the dark triad of personality

The Impact of Coping Flexibility on the Risk of Depressive Symptoms

Bridging the gap: A network approach to Dark Triad, Mental Toughness, the Big Five, and perceived stress

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