Narcissism and Self-Esteem Revisited : The Mediating Roles of Perceived Status and Inclusion. Issue 1 (2nd January 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zeigler-Hill, Virgil; Vonk, Jennifer
• Is Part Of: Identity. Volume 23:Issue 1(2023)
• Page Start: 4
• Page End: 17
• Publication Date: 2023-01-02
• Subjects: Narcissism -- self-Esteem -- status -- inclusion -- daily diary; Personality development -- Periodicals; Individuality -- Periodicals; Identity (Psychology) -- Periodicals; 155.2
• DOI: 10.1080/15283488.2022.2081572
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1528-3488

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The purpose of the present study was to examine whether narcissistic personality features had indirect associations with state self-esteem through perceived status and inclusion. We used a daily diary approach to examine whether daily perceptions of status and inclusion mediated the associations that narcissistic admiration (an agentic form of narcissism that is characterized by assertive self-enhancement and self-promotion) and narcissistic rivalry (an antagonistic form of narcissism that is characterized by self-protection and self-defense) had with daily reports of state self-esteem in 808 undergraduate students. Narcissistic admiration had positive indirect associations with state self-esteem through perceived status and inclusion, whereas narcissistic rivalry had negative indirect associations with state self-esteem through perceived status and inclusion. These results suggest that perceptions of status and inclusion may contribute to the feelings of self-worth that are experienced by individuals with narcissistic personality features. Discussion focuses on the implications of these results for our understanding of the connections between narcissism and self-esteem.