Narcissism and Self-Evaluation Maintenance: Explorations in Object Relations

Morf, Carolnm C.; Rhodewalt, Frederik

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Narcissism and Self-Evaluation Maintenance: Explorations in Object Relations

Morf, Carolnm C., Rhodewalt, Frederik·1993·Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

DOI 10.1177/0146167293196001

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This study examined effects of threat to the sef on efforts to maintain a positive self-evaluation in individuals with varying levels of narcissism. Male students (N= 216) with varying levels of narcissism, as measured by the Narcissistic Personality Inventory, were given feedback that they had been either slightly or substantially outperformed on an ego-relevant task. Subjects completed personality ratings of the better-performing other believing that the other would or would not see the evaluation. According to Tesser's self-evaluation maintenance model, one way to reduce threat from a better-performing other is to derogate the other More narcissistic individuals reacted to such a threat to self by rating the other more negatively than less narcissistic individuals. However, in contrast to prediction, narcissists were somewhat less negative in public than in private. Discussion centers on the utility of translating a psychoanalytic construct into social cognitive processes.

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Authors: Morf, C. C., & Rhodewalt, F.
Affiliations: University of Utah (US)
Venue: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 1993-12
Volume: 19
Issue: 6
Pages: 668-676
ISSN: 0146-1672 (ISSN-L)
1552-7433
DOI: 10.1177/0146167293196001
OpenAlex: W2136006907
Cited by: 281
References: 19
Citations by year: 2026: 6 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 14 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 14
FWCI: 1.01
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotions and Moral Behavior
Keywords: narcissism, social comparison, Narcissistic Personality Inventory, object relations, social cognition

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