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Interpersonal Views of Narcissism and Authentic High Self-Esteem: It is Not all about you

Byrne, J. Stephen, O'Brien, Edward J.·2014·Psychological Reports
DOI 10.2466/21.09.pr0.115c15z9
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Employing peer-rating methodology, this study examined relationship issues in narcissists versus individuals with authentic high self-esteem. Undergraduates ( N = 147) were assigned to rate someone (a “target”) they knew well who was most similar to a narcissistic prototype, an authentic self-esteem prototype, or a control person. Participants rating narcissistic targets reported significantly more interpersonal problems with the target and more avoidant and revenge behaviors directed toward them than did participants rating authentic self-esteem or control targets. Authentic high self-esteem was associated with positive social relationships. Large effect sizes suggested substantial interpersonal differences observed by peers interacting with narcissists compared to authentic high self-esteem individuals.

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  • Interpersonal dysfunction is a well-documented aspect of pathological narcissism.

    “Interpersonal dysfunction is a well‐documented aspect of pathological narcissism (Byrne & O'Brien, 2014; Grenyer, 2013; Kealy & Ogrodniczuk, 2011)”

    From Pathological narcissism: An analysis of interpersonal dysfunction within intimate relationships (2022) · cites this paper as Byrne & O'Brien, 2014

  • Antagonism, hostility and resultant interpersonal dysfunction are well-documented aspects of pathological narcissism that exact a large toll on individuals in the relationship.

    “This antagonism, hostility and the resultant interpersonal dysfunction are well-documented aspects of pathological narcissism [29–32], that exacts a large toll on individuals in the relationship [33, 34].”

    From Living with pathological narcissism: a qualitative study (2020) · cites this paper as [30]

  • Informant-based methods of investigating narcissism and its effects have previously been found to be effective and reliable, with consensus demonstrated across multiple observers.

    “Informant-based methods of investigating narcissism and its effects has previously been found to be effective and reliable [30] with consensus demonstrated across multiple observers [38].”

    From Living with pathological narcissism: a qualitative study (2020) · cites this paper as [30]

  • The risk of biasing or priming participants is a limitation of all studies of this kind.

    “However, the risk of biasing or priming participants is a limitation of all studies of this kind, as studies implementing informant methodology for assessing narcissism typically rely on providing participants with a set of diagnostic criteria or narcissism specific measures as their sole indicator of narcissism (e.g. [30, 38]).”

    From Living with pathological narcissism: a qualitative study (2020) · cites this paper as [30]

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Authors
Byrne, J. S., & O'Brien, E. J.
Affiliations
  • Alfred University (US)
  • Marywood University (US)
Corresponding author
Byrne, J. Stephen
ORCID
Byrne, J. Stephen
Venue
Psychological Reports
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2014-08
Volume
115
Issue
1
Pages
243-260
ISSN
  • 0033-2941 (ISSN-L)
  • 1558-691X
DOI
10.2466/21.09.pr0.115c15z9
OpenAlex
W1999576693
Cited by
19
References
24
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 1
FWCI
1.57
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Psychological Reports (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotions and Moral Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
Keywords
narcissism, interpersonal relationships, peer ratings, interpersonal problems, avoidance behavior, revenge behavior, self-esteem
MeSH terms
Adult, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Narcissism, Self Concept, Young Adult

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