The Emotional Dynamics of Narcissism: Inflated by Pride, Deflated by Shame
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In this emotion-centered account, we emphasize the importance of shame and hubristic pride in fueling the cognitive and behavioral dynamics that characterize grandiose and vulnerable narcissism. Our focus on specific self-conscious emotions helps clarify distinctions between narcissism and self-esteem, provides insights to narcissism's evolutionary origins, and has implications for assessment.
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Narcissists try to stand out through communication styles involving charming facial expressions, humor, and expressive, confident gestures reflecting extraversion and self-confidence.
“Narcissists might also try to stand out through their communication style, which often involves charming facial expressions, humor, as well as expressive and confident gestures that reflect their extraversion and self-confidence (Back et al., 2010; Paulhus, 1998; Tracy, Cheng, Martens, & Robins, 2011; Zeigler-Hill, Vrabel, et al., 2018).”
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- Authors
- Tracy, J. L., Cheng, J. T., Martens, J. P., & Robins, R. W.
- Affiliations
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of California, Davis (US)
- Venue
- The Handbook of Narcissism and Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2011-07-20
- Pages
- 330-343
- OpenAlex
- W1583668678
- Cited by
- 49
- References
- 104
- Citations by year
- 2025: 3 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 3
- Type
- other
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Keywords
- narcissism, grandiose narcissism, vulnerable narcissism, shame, hubristic pride, self-conscious emotions, self-esteem
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