Psychology

Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Anna Szücs, Katalin Szanto, Jade Adalbert, Aidan G. C. Wright, Luke Clark, Alexandre Y. Dombrovski Published: December 3, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243588 Abstract Humans seek admiration to boost their social rank and engage in rivalry to protect it when fearing defeat. Traits such as narcissism and affective states such as depression are thought to influence perception of rank and motivation for dominance in opposite ways, but evidence of the underlying behavioral mechanisms is scant. We investigated the…

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Leonie Hater , Johanna Schulte, Katharina Geukes, Ulrike Buhlmann, Mitja D. Back Published: June 15, 2021 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253187 Abstract Body image concerns revolving around body ideals (thin ideal, muscular ideal) are widespread among women. Whereas a stronger preoccupation with ideal physical appearance is often assumed for narcissistic women, previous empirical findings have been mixed. Following a tripartite structure of agentic, antagonistic, and neurotic narcissism facets, we reexamined whether trait narcissism predicted drive for thinness and drive…

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Vasilena Stefanova, Christoph Scheepers, Paul Wilson, Kostas A. Papageorgiou Published: May 3, 2024 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0302644 Abstract Narcissism is a part of the Dark Triad that consists also of the traits of Machiavellianism and psychopathy. Two main types of narcissism exist: grandiose and vulnerable narcissism. Being a Dark Triad trait, narcissism is typically associated with negative outcomes. However, recent research suggests that at least the grandiose type may be linked (directly or indirectly) to positive outcomes including…

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Emmi Koskinen , Pentti Henttonen, Ville Harjunen,Elizabeth Krusemark, Matias Piispanen, Liisa Voutilainen, Mariel Wuolio, Anssi Peräkylä Published: August 27, 2024 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0302703 Abstract Telling a story to a disengaged recipient induces stress and threatens positive self-image. In this study, we investigated whether storytellers with overly positive and fragile self-images (e.g., individuals with grandiose and vulnerable narcissism) would show heightened behavioral, emotional, and psychophysiological reactivity to recipient disengagement.Building on Bavelas, Coates, and Johnson [1] we conducted a…

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