TY  - JOUR
A1  - Fatfouta, Ramzi
A1  - Schröder-Abe, Michela
T1  - I can see clearly now
BT  - clarity of transgression-related motivations
JF  - Personality and individual differences : an international journal of research into the structure and development of personality, and the causation of individual differences
N2  - 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.
KW  - Narcissism
KW  - Forgiveness
KW  - Interpersonal transgressions
KW  - Social relationships
KW  - Indirect measurement
Y1  - 2016
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.10.010
SN  - 0191-8869
VL  - 105
SP  - 280
EP  - 286
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Oxford
ER  -