TY - JOUR A1 - Schröder-Abe, Michela A1 - Fatfouta, Ramzi T1 - Shades of narcissistic dishonesty BT - Grandiose versus vulnerable narcissism and the role of self-conscious emotions JF - Journal of economic psychology : research in economic psychology and behavioral economics N2 - 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. KW - Narcissism KW - Dishonesty KW - Shame KW - Guilt KW - Unethical behavior Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2018.06.003 SN - 0167-4870 SN - 1872-7719 VL - 71 SP - 148 EP - 158 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fatfouta, Ramzi A1 - Rentzsch, Katrin A1 - Schröder-Abé, Michela T1 - Narcissus oeconomicus: BT - facets of narcissism and socio-economic decision-making JF - Journal of research in personality N2 - How do narcissists respond to monetary rewards and are there differences in fairness sensitivity between different facets of narcissism? The present study (N = 287) investigated these questions using the Ultimatum Game, a behavioral decision-making task involving the presentation of advantageous and disadvantageous financial offers. The results of multilevel modeling revealed that individual differences in narcissism modulated responders’ game decisions: Individuals high in narcissism, particularly narcissistic rivalry, were more likely to accept monetary offers and this effect was even more pronounced for comparatively unfair offers. Results extend previous findings, suggesting that narcissists are hypersensitive to rewards and pay close attention how to maximize their personal profit rather than to enforce fairness norms. KW - Narcissism KW - Fairness KW - Ultimatum Game KW - Decision making KW - Social cognition Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2018.05.002 SN - 0092-6566 SN - 1095-7251 VL - 75 SP - 12 EP - 16 PB - Elsevier CY - San Diego ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kwiatkowska, Maria Magdalena A1 - Julkowski, Tomasz A1 - Rogoza, Radoslaw A1 - Zemojtel-Piotrowska, Magdalena A1 - Fatfouta, Ramzi T1 - Narcissism and trust BT - Differential impact of agentic, antagonistic, and communal narcissism JF - Personality and individual differences : an international journal of research into the structure and development of personality, and the causation of individual differences N2 - Previous research has shown that individuals high in narcissism mistrust others, yet little is known about narcissism's relation to trust. In the current study (N = 727), we aim to close this gap in the literature by examining the relationship between facets of trust (i.e., cognitive bias in the evaluation of others and personal trustworthiness) and facets of grandiose narcissism (i.e., agentic, antagonistic, and communal). We strive to answer the question whether narcissistic individuals believe that others are reliable, honest, and benevolent (how they perceive others) and whether they present themselves as trusting of others (how they perceive themselves). We posit and show that agentic narcissism is not related to any of the studied trust facets, suggesting that the concept of trust is not relevant to their self-image. In contrast, antagonistic narcissism is negatively related to perceiving others and oneself as trustful, and communal narcissism is positively related to these trust facets, purportedly due to communal self-enhancement. We discuss our findings of the Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Concept as well as to the Agency-Communion model of grandiose narcissism. KW - Grandiose narcissism KW - Trust KW - Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Concept KW - Agency-Communion model of narcissism Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2018.08.027 SN - 0191-8869 VL - 137 SP - 139 EP - 143 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fatfouta, Ramzi A1 - Schröder-Abe, Michela T1 - Agentic to the core? BT - facets of narcissism and positive implicit self-views in the agentic domain JF - Journal of research in personality N2 - 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. KW - Narcissism KW - Agency KW - Communion KW - Implicit self-esteem KW - IAT Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2018.02.006 SN - 0092-6566 SN - 1095-7251 VL - 74 SP - 78 EP - 82 PB - Elsevier CY - San Diego ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fatfouta, Ramzi A1 - Schröder-Abe, Michela T1 - A wolf in sheep’s clothing? BT - Communal narcissism and positive implicit self-views in the communal domain JF - Journal of research in personality N2 - 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. KW - Narcissism KW - Communion KW - Agency KW - Self KW - Implicit Association Test Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2018.07.004 SN - 0092-6566 SN - 1095-7251 VL - 76 SP - 17 EP - 21 PB - Elsevier CY - San Diego ER -