TY  - JOUR
A1  - Fatfouta, Ramzi
A1  - Heinze, Peter Eric
T1  - Do bigger egos mean bigger presence? Facets of grandiose narcissism and mindfulness
JF  - Current Psychology
N2  - Broad sections of the population try to be more mindful, often with quite self-centered motives. It is therefore not surprising that there is growing interest in the investigation of narcissism and mindfulness. Despite theoretical and empirical ties, however, existing research on this association is scarce. In two studies (N = 3,134 and 403) with English- and German-speaking participants, we apply structural equation modeling (SEM) to examine the relationships between facets of grandiose narcissism and trait mindfulness. Across both studies and, using different narcissism and mindfulness measures, SEM consistently revealed opposing patterns for agentic and antagonistic narcissism, with agentic narcissism being positively related to trait mindfulness, and antagonistic narcissism being negatively related to it. Findings highlight the necessity to acknowledge the conceptual heterogeneity of narcissism when examining its relationship with trait mindfulness. Practical implications regarding how agentic and antagonistic narcissists might profit differently from mindfulness practice are discussed.
KW  - Narcissism
KW  - Mindfulness
KW  - Meditation
KW  - Structural equation modeling
KW  - Self-enhancement
Y1  - 2022
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03115-w
SN  - 1046-1310
SN  - 1936-4733
VL  - 42
SP  - 19795
EP  - 19807
PB  - Springer
CY  - New York
ER  -