Perceived agency mediates the link between the narcissistic subtypes and self-esteem
Perceived agency mediates the link between the narcissistic subtypes and self-esteem
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DOI：
10.1016/j.paid.2015.10.055
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发表时间：
2016-02-01
影响因子：
4.3
通讯作者：
Arkin, Robert M.
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作者：
Brown, Ashley A.;Freis, Stephanie D.;Arkin, Robert M.
浮夸和脆弱的自恋有一些共同的核心特征（例如，权利，自我吸收），但在其他重要方面不同（例如，自尊）。为了调和这些不同的特征，我们预测，在知觉代理的差异介导自恋亚型和自尊差异之间的关联。100名大学生完成了自我报告的措施，宏伟的自恋，脆弱的自恋，明确的全球自尊，和感知代理。正如预测的那样，夸大的自恋与代理和自尊呈正相关，而脆弱的自恋与代理和自尊呈负相关。知觉能动性也在每种自恋亚型和自尊之间起中介作用。此外，部分相关性表明，当控制代理时，先前在自大和脆弱自恋之间的零相关性变得显著正相关。这些发现表明，代理作为一个主要的区分自恋亚型。(C)2015爱思唯尔有限公司版权所有。
Grandiose and vulnerable narcissism share some core features (e.g., entitlement, self-absorption) but differ in other important ways (e.g., self-esteem). To reconcile these differing characteristics, we predicted that differences in perceived agency mediate the association between narcissistic subtypes and differences in self-esteem. One hundred college students completed self-report measures of grandiose narcissism, vulnerable narcissism, explicit global self-esteem, and perceived agency. As predicted, grandiose narcissism was positively associated with agency and self-esteem, whereas vulnerable narcissism was negatively associated with agency and self-esteem. Perceived agency also mediated the associations between each narcissistic subtype and self-esteem. Furthermore, a partial correlation showed that when controlling for agency, the previously null correlation between measures of grandiose and vulnerable narcissism became significantly positive. These findings indicate that agency serves as a primary differentiator between the narcissistic subtypes. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.