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The relationship of narcissism with tendency to react with anger and hostility: The roles of neuroticism and emotion regulation ability

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Czarna, Anna Z., Zajenkowski, Marcin, Maciantowicz, Oliwia, Szymaniak, Kinga·2021·Current Psychology

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The present study examined the relationship of grandiose and vulnerable narcissism with dispositional anger and hostility. We investigated the roles of neuroticism, emotional intelligence, and gender in this relationship, using a sample of 405 participants. The results indicated that vulnerable narcissism was associated with a higher tendency toward anger and hostility, and that neuroticism accounted for a large part of this association. Poor emotion managing, known as strategic emotion regulation ability, also played a role in hostility related to vulnerable narcissism, especially among men. When emotional stability was controlled for, grandiose narcissism showed links to anger and hostility. We concluded that high neuroticism and poor emotion regulation abilities among vulnerable narcissists contribute to increased anger/hostility, whereas emotional stability likely protects grandiose narcissists against these internal aspects of aggression. The significant relationships between both forms of narcissism with aggression, remaining after neuroticism and emotion regulation were accounted for, suggest that there is another underlying source of this link. Finally, we found that controlling for interindividual differences in neuroticism significantly increased the relationship between vulnerable and grandiose narcissism, suggesting the existence of the common core of narcissism.

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Authors
Czarna, A. Z., Zajenkowski, M., Maciantowicz, O., & Szymaniak, K.
Affiliations
  • Jagiellonian University (PL)
  • University of Warsaw (PL)
Corresponding author
Szymaniak, Kinga
Venue
Current Psychology
Published
2019-11-08
Volume
40
Issue
11
Pages
5499-5514
ISSN
  • 1046-1310 (ISSN-L)
  • 1936-4733
OpenAlex
W2983018864
Cited by
59
References
111
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 1
FWCI
7.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Current Psychology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Jagiellonian University Repository (Jagiellonian University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • ReIn UW (University of Warsaw) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
Narodowe Centrum Nauki (2015/19/B/HS6/02214, 2016/23/N/HS6/02928)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotions and Moral Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
Keywords
grandiose narcissism, vulnerable narcissism, hostility, aggression, neuroticism, emotion regulation, emotional intelligence, gender differences, emotional stability

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