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Narcissism and well‐being: A longitudinal perspective

Zuckerman, Miron, O'Loughlin, Ryan E.·2009·European Journal of Social Psychology
DOI 10.1002/ejsp.594
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This study used a longitudinal design to examine both concurrent and prospective relations between narcissism and several indicators of well‐being in a non‐clinical population. Consistent with previous research, the concurrent analyses showed that (1) narcissism was related to greater well‐being with self‐esteem fully mediating the association, and (2) narcissism was related to greater self‐esteem contingency on negative interpersonal events. The prospective analyses showed that greater well‐being predicted an increase in narcissism; however, higher narcissism did not predict changes in well‐being. Lower affective reactivity to negative interpersonal events also predicted an increase in narcissism. The “would‐be” narcissist appears to be a person reporting feeling well and not overly concerned by an aversive social environment. However, narcissism does not appear to predict future benefits for one's well‐being. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Individual narcissism was related to lower negative reactivity to negative life events in self-report, but not to increased well-being.

    “A longitudinal study showed that individual narcissism was related to lower negative reactivity to negative life events in self-report, but not to increased well-being (Zuckerman & O'Loughin, 2009).”

    From Collective Narcissism: Political Consequences of Investing Self‐Worth in the Ingroup’s Image (2019) · cites this paper as Zuckerman & O'Loughin, 2009

  • Individual narcissism is related to psychological well-being only inasmuch as it overlaps with high self-esteem.

    “This is analogous to findings from the personal level of self, suggesting that individual narcissism is related to psychological well-being, only inasmuch as it overlaps with high self-esteem (Sedikides, Rudich, Gregg, Kumashiro, & Rusbult, 2004;Zuckerman & O'Loughin, 2009).”

    From Collective Narcissism: Political Consequences of Investing Self‐Worth in the Ingroup’s Image (2019) · cites this paper as Zuckerman & O'Loughin, 2009

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Authors
Zuckerman, M., & O'Loughlin, R. E.
Affiliations
University of Rochester (US)
Corresponding author
Zuckerman, Miron
ORCID
Zuckerman, Miron
Venue
European Journal of Social Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2009-08-19
Volume
39
Issue
6
Pages
957-972
ISSN
  • 0046-2772 (ISSN-L)
  • 1099-0992
DOI
10.1002/ejsp.594
OpenAlex
W2129385927
Cited by
92
References
72
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
European Journal of Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotions and Moral Behavior
Keywords
narcissism, well-being, self-esteem, mediation, emotional reactivity, longitudinal change, non-clinical population

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