@article{FatfoutaSchroederAbe2018, author = {Fatfouta, Ramzi and Schr{\"o}der-Abe, Michela}, title = {A wolf in sheep's clothing?}, series = {Journal of research in personality}, volume = {76}, journal = {Journal of research in personality}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {San Diego}, issn = {0092-6566}, doi = {10.1016/j.jrp.2018.07.004}, pages = {17 -- 21}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Communal narcissists possess the unique belief in their capability to bring about freedom to the world, and so see themselves as "saints". To examine if this communal self-view extends to the more automatic component of self-evaluation, that is, a person's implicit self-view, the present study (N = 701) tested the extent to which communal narcissism was associated with explicit communal self-ratings and implicit associations between the self and communal attributes. The latent correlation between communal narcissism and explicit communal self-views was strongly positive, yet no such relationship emerged for implicit communal self-views. These findings support the notion that communal narcissism may represent an effort to gain favorable appraisals from others in the absence of a genuine communal self-view.}, language = {en} } @article{FatfoutaSchroederAbe2017, author = {Fatfouta, Ramzi and Schr{\"o}der-Abe, Michela}, title = {I can see clearly now}, series = {Personality and individual differences : an international journal of research into the structure and development of personality, and the causation of individual differences}, volume = {105}, journal = {Personality and individual differences : an international journal of research into the structure and development of personality, and the causation of individual differences}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Oxford}, issn = {0191-8869}, doi = {10.1016/j.paid.2016.10.010}, pages = {280 -- 286}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Past research has revealed that narcissists lack forgiveness. However, little is known about factors that might either buffer or, more critically, enhance the link between narcissism and lack of forgiveness. To address this gap in the literature, the present studies focused on the moderating role of clarity of transgression-related motivations. In an original and a replication study (Ns = 509 and 532, respectively), participants rated their levels of narcissistic admiration and rivalry and recalled a personal episode in which someone had hurt them. Subsequently, participants reported on their lack of forgiveness toward their transgressor. Response speed to these ratings served as an indirect clarity measure, with faster responses indicating greater clarity. In both studies, narcissistic rivalry (but not admiration) was positively related to lack of forgiveness and this relationship was stronger among individuals who were clear about their transgression-related motivations. Results inform our understanding of socio-emotional factors that contribute to narcissists' lack of forgiveness following interpersonal hurt.}, language = {en} } @article{FatfoutaSchroederAbe2018, author = {Fatfouta, Ramzi and Schr{\"o}der-Abe, Michela}, title = {Agentic to the core?}, series = {Journal of research in personality}, volume = {74}, journal = {Journal of research in personality}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {San Diego}, issn = {0092-6566}, doi = {10.1016/j.jrp.2018.02.006}, pages = {78 -- 82}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Researchers are still divided over whether narcissists possess positive or negative implicit self-views. Seemingly resolving this issue, Campbell et al. (2007) have demonstrated that narcissism is in fact related to higher implicit self-esteem as long as the implicit measure reflects agency. The present study used a large (N = 730) sample, carefully controlled stimuli, improved statistical analyses, and examined narcissism at the facet-level, but results did not replicate those of Campbell et al. In fact, the latent correlation between narcissism and implicit agency was close to zero, whereas the positive correlation between narcissism and explicit agency was replicated. We conclude that narcissists' implicit self-views may be more neutral than positive or may depend on other contextual factors.}, language = {en} } @article{FatfoutaZeiglerHillSchroederAbe2017, author = {Fatfouta, Ramzi and Zeigler-Hill, Virgil and Schr{\"o}der-Abe, Michela}, title = {I'm merciful, am I not?}, series = {Journal of research in personality}, volume = {70}, journal = {Journal of research in personality}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {San Diego}, issn = {0092-6566}, doi = {10.1016/j.jrp.2017.07.007}, pages = {166 -- 173}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Narcissists are said to be particularly unforgiving, yet previous research remains inconclusive. This is likely because most previous studies focused on narcissism as a unitary construct, thereby neglecting its multiple facets. The present study (N = 1101) thus aimed to clarify the nuanced associations between different facets of narcissism and forgiveness, the latter being assessed via self-report and non-self-report measures. The results of a structural equation model (SEM) showed that antagonistic aspects of narcissism were negatively correlated with explicit forgiveness. Importantly, agentic as well as communal aspects of narcissism were positively correlated with explicit forgiveness. Aspects of narcissistic personality were not correlated with implicit forgiveness. Results suggest that not all facets of narcissism are associated with an unforgiving stance.}, language = {en} } @article{HeinzeFatfoutaSchroederAbe2020, author = {Heinze, Peter Eric and Fatfouta, Ramzi and Schr{\"o}der-Abe, Michela}, title = {Validation of an implicit measure of antagonistic narcissism}, series = {Journal of research in personality}, volume = {88}, journal = {Journal of research in personality}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {San Diego}, issn = {0092-6566}, doi = {10.1016/j.jrp.2020.103993}, pages = {12}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Narcissism has traditionally been assessed using explicit measures, yet contemporary measures are limited in their ability to capture people's automatic (i.e., implicit) self-evaluations. Here, we propose the antagonistic narcissism Implicit Association Test (AN-IAT). Three studies (N = 1082) using self-, informant-reports, and other implicit measures tested the psychometric properties of the AN-IAT. The AN-IAT showed high internal consistency and good temporal stability. The measure was positively associated with (antagonistic) narcissism, aggression, and lack of empathy, but unrelated to communal, pathological, and agentic narcissism as well as self-esteem. The AN-IAT predicted self- and informantratings of aggression and empathy beyond self-reports of antagonistic and agentic narcissism, and agreeableness. Together, the antagonistic narcissism IAT is a promising addition to the assessment of narcissism.}, language = {en} } @misc{MorfSchurchKufeneretal.2017, author = {Morf, Carolyn C. and Schurch, Eva and Kufener, Albrecht and Siegrist, Philip and Vater, Aline and Back, Mitja and Mestel, Robert and Schr{\"o}der-Abe, Michela}, title = {Expanding the Nomological Net of the Pathological Narcissism Inventory: German Validation and Extension in a Clinical Inpatient Sample}, series = {Assessment}, volume = {24}, journal = {Assessment}, publisher = {Sage Publ.}, address = {Thousand Oaks}, issn = {1073-1911}, doi = {10.1177/1073191115627010}, pages = {419 -- 443}, year = {2017}, language = {en} } @misc{MotaLeckeltGeukesetal.2018, author = {Mota, Simon and Leckelt, Marius and Geukes, Katharina and Nestler, Steffen and Humberg, Sarah and Schr{\"o}der-Abe, Michela and Schmukle, Stefan C. and Back, Mitja D.}, title = {A comprehensive examination of narcissists' self-perceived and actual socioemotional cognition ability}, series = {Collabra: Psychology}, volume = {5}, journal = {Collabra: Psychology}, number = {1}, publisher = {University of California Press}, address = {Oakland}, issn = {2474-7394}, doi = {10.1525/collabra.174}, pages = {25}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Narcissists are assumed to lack the motivation and ability to share and understand the mental states of others. Prior empirical research, however, has yielded inconclusive findings and has differed with respect to the specific aspects of narcissism and socioemotional cognition that have been examined. Here, we propose a differentiated facet approach that can be applied across research traditions and that distinguishes between facets of narcissism (agentic vs. antagonistic) on the one hand, and facets of socioemotional cognition ability (SECA; self-perceived vs. actual) on the other. Using five nonclinical samples in two studies (total N = 602), we investigated the effect of facets of grandiose narcissism on aspects of socioemotional cognition across measures of affective and cognitive empathy, Theory of Mind, and emotional intelligence, while also controlling for general reasoning ability. Across both studies, agentic facets of narcissism were found to be positively related to perceived SECA, whereas antagonistic facets of narcissism were found to be negatively related to perceived SECA. However, both narcissism facets were negatively related to actual SECA. Exploratory condition-based regression analyses further showed that agentic narcissists had a higher directed discrepancy between perceived and actual SECA: They self-enhanced their socio-emotional capacities. Implications of these results for the multifaceted theoretical understanding of the narcissism-SECA link are discussed.}, language = {en} } @article{RentzschSchroederAbe2018, author = {Rentzsch, Katrin and Schr{\"o}der-Abe, Michela}, title = {Stability and change in domain-specific Self-esteem and global self-esteem}, series = {European journal of personality}, volume = {32}, journal = {European journal of personality}, number = {4}, publisher = {Wiley}, address = {Hoboken}, issn = {0890-2070}, doi = {10.1002/per.2167}, pages = {353 -- 370}, year = {2018}, abstract = {A notable uptick of interest in the stability of self-esteem has been observed over the past few years. Most researchers, however, have focused on unidimensional rather than multidimensional conceptualizations of self-esteem. The paucity of empirical research is surprising given conflicting theoretical perspectives on the stability of self-esteem. The goal of the present study was to thoroughly disentangle different conceptualizations of self-esteem and test opposing classical theories on (i) the stability and (ii) the direction of mutual influence of these different forms of self-esteem. We analysed two-year longitudinal data from participants (N=644 at T1, N=241 at T2) with an average age of 47.0years (SD=12.4). Analyses using a latent variable approach revealed that the domains of self-esteem were relatively stable in terms of rank order and mean levels. In fact, the size of the stability coefficients was comparable to that of other trait measures that have been reported in the literature and paralleled the stability observed for global self-esteem. Results did not provide support for either top-down or bottom-up effects between domain-specific and global self-esteem. These findings have important theoretical and practical implications regarding the stability and development of self-esteem in adulthood and advance the understanding of self-esteem in personality theory. (c) 2018 European Association of Personality Psychology}, language = {en} } @article{SchroederAbeFatfouta2018, author = {Schr{\"o}der-Abe, Michela and Fatfouta, Ramzi}, title = {Shades of narcissistic dishonesty}, series = {Journal of economic psychology : research in economic psychology and behavioral economics}, volume = {71}, journal = {Journal of economic psychology : research in economic psychology and behavioral economics}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {0167-4870}, doi = {10.1016/j.joep.2018.06.003}, pages = {148 -- 158}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Honesty is crucial to navigate the social realm, yet certain individuals - those high in narcissism - tend to engage in dishonesty. In two studies (total N = 910), we aimed to zoom in on the link between grandiose versus vulnerable narcissism and dishonesty, further clarifying the role of the key self-conscious emotions shame and guilt in mediating this link. Using behavioral indicators of dishonesty, namely, actual cheating in a math task (Study 1) and a coin-tossing task (Study 2), we consistently found that the relationship between grandiose narcissism and cheating was positively mediated by guilt, indicating that grandiose narcissists engaged in more dishonest behavior due to a lack of guilt. Furthermore, the relationship between vulnerable narcissism and cheating was negatively mediated by shame, but only when task success depended on performance (Study 1) rather than luck (Study 2). Results underscore the importance of differentiating between distinct facets of narcissism and highlight the role of self-conscious emotions in the narcissism-dishonesty link.}, language = {en} }