TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mota, Simon
A1  - Leckelt, Marius
A1  - Geukes, Katharina
A1  - Nestler, Steffen
A1  - Humberg, Sarah
A1  - Schröder-Abe, Michela
A1  - Schmukle, Stefan C.
A1  - Back, Mitja D.
T1  - A comprehensive examination of narcissists’ self-perceived and actual socioemotional cognition ability
JF  - Collabra: Psychology
N2  - 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.
KW  - narcissism
KW  - socioemotional cognition
KW  - self-perceived ability
KW  - actual ability
KW  - empathy
KW  - emotional intelligence
KW  - self-enhancement
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.174
SN  - 2474-7394
VL  - 5
IS  - 1
PB  - University of California Press
CY  - Oakland
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Schröder-Abé, Michela
A1  - Rentzsch, Katrin
A1  - Asendorpf, Jens B.
A1  - Penke, Lars
T1  - Good Enough for an Affair. Self-Enhancement of Attractiveness, Interest in Potential Mates and Popularity as a Mate
JF  - European journal of personality
N2  - Using data from the Berlin Speed Dating Study, we tested rival hypotheses concerning the effects of self-enhancement of attractiveness on dating outcomes. Three hundred eighty-two participants took part in one of the 17 speed-dating sessions. After each speed-dating interaction, participants indicated how interesting they found the respective person as a long-term and short-term partner. Using social relations analyses, we computed perceiver effects (being more or less choosy) and target effects (being rated as more or less interesting) of long-term and short-term partner ratings. Self-enhancement was operationalized as the discrepancy between self-rated attractiveness and four components of actual attractiveness (observer-rated facial and vocal attractiveness, height and body mass index). Results indicated that self-enhancers were less choosy with respect to their interest for short-term partners, which was especially true for men, but more choosy with respect to long-term partners. With regard to popularity as a mate, potential partners indicated that they found self-enhancers more interesting as short-term partners but not as long-term partners. As self-enhancement is a key component of narcissism, these results are consistent with findings that narcissists perceive many sexual affairs as an achievement, while preferring selected ‘trophy’ long-term partners, and narcissists have a charming appeal for short-term, but not lasting, social relationships.
KW  - self-enhancement
KW  - physical attractiveness
KW  - mating
KW  - speed dating
KW  - social relations analyses
Y1  - 2016
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1002/per.2029
SN  - 0890-2070
SN  - 1099-0984
VL  - 30
SP  - 12
EP  - 18
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
CY  - Hoboken
ER  -