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Behavioral processes underlying the decline of narcissists’ popularity over time.
Abstract
Following a dual-pathway approach to the social consequences of grandiose narcissism, we investigated the behavioral processes underlying (a) the decline of narcissists' popularity in social groups over time and (b) how this is differentially influenced by the 2 narcissism facets admiration and rivalry. In a longitudinal laboratory study, participants (N = 311) first provided narcissism self-reports using the Narcissistic Personality Inventory and the Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Questionnaire, and subsequently interacted with each other in small groups in weekly sessions over the course of 3 weeks. All sessions were videotaped and trained raters coded participants' behavior during the interactions. Within the sessions participants provided mutual ratings on assertiveness, untrustworthiness, and likability. Results showed that (a) over time narcissists become less popular and (b) this is reflected in an initially positive but decreasing effect of narcissistic admiration as well as an increasing negative effect of narcissistic rivalry. As hypothesized, these patterns of results could be explained by means of 2 diverging behavioral pathways: The negative narcissistic pathway (i.e., arrogant-aggressive behavior and being seen as untrustworthy) plays an increasing role and is triggered by narcissistic rivalry, whereas the relevance of the positive narcissistic pathway (i.e., dominant-expressive behavior and being seen as assertive) triggered by narcissistic admiration decreases over time. These findings underline the utility of a behavioral pathway approach for disentangling the complex effects of personality on social outcomes.
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“prior research shows that perceptions of narcissistic individuals in peer groups vary according to the length of acquaintance because the passage of time exposes narcissists’ negative characteristics. Thus, short-term acquaintances tend to evaluate narcissistic peers more positively, whereas over time with longer acquaintance these positive perceptions diminish (Carlson et al., 2011; Leckelt et al”
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“Studies focusing on the formation of affiliative bonds among previously unacquainted individuals found that, at early stages of acquaintance, narcissists were more likely to increase in status and likability.”
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“However, as interactions grew more intimate, narcissists were more likely to lose their initially high status and to become less trusted and liked over time, especially because of their antagonistic behaviors (Carlson & Lawless DesJardins, 2015; Küfner, Nestler, & Back, 2013; Leckelt et al., 2015; Paulhus, 1998).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Leckelt, M., Küfner, A. C. P., Nestler, S., & Back, M. D.
- Affiliations
- University of Münster (DE)
- Venue
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Published
- 2015
- Volume
- 109
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 856-871
- ISSN
- 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1315
- OpenAlex
- W1622452712
- Cited by
- 302
- References
- 64
- Citations by year
- 2026: 14 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 31 · 2023: 46 · 2022: 33 · 2021: 32 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 29 · 2018: 40 · 2017: 17 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 3
- FWCI
- 30.18
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- German Research Foundation (DFG) (BA 3731/6-1)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Keywords
- grandiose narcissism, narcissistic admiration, narcissistic rivalry, behavioral pathways, assertiveness, untrustworthiness, likeability, small group interaction
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Narcissism, Social Behavior, Social Desirability, Social Perception, Time Factors, Young Adult
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