MENSO - Moderators of the Effects of Narcissism on Social Outcomes

MENSO - 自恋对社会结果影响的调节因素

• 批准号: 380954476
• 负责人: Professor Dr. Michael Dufner
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Narodowe Centrum Nauki
• 依托单位国家: 德国
• 项目类别: Research Grants
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 德国
• 起止时间: 2016-12-31 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/380954476?language=en
• 关键词: MENSO; Moderators; Effects; Narcissism; Social

Narcissism is a personality trait with diverse, and potentially negative, consequences for interaction partners and society. This research program aims for a better understanding of these consequences. We take into consideration that the social consequences of narcissism might depend on moderating factors. We consider two classes of such moderating factors, narcissists' objective qualities (Subproject I) and situational factors (Subproject II). In Subproject I we test the hypothesis that narcissists' success in attaining desired social outcomes depends on whether or not they possess objective qualities that are beneficial for reaching these outcomes. In particular, we examine whether narcissists succeed in attaining wealth if they are intelligent, whether they succeed in gaining social influence if they possess socioemotional abilities and whether they succeed in attracting mates if they are physically attractive. To this end, we will conduct a laboratory round-robin study and a speed-dating study. Furthermore, we will analyze existing data from a large longitudinal panel dataset representative of the German population (N > 1500). In Subproject II, which deals with the moderating role of situational factors, we address two research questions. First, we investigate competitive intergroup situations and test whether narcissists are evaluated more positively by members of their ingroup than by members of an outgroup. We will address this question in two laboratory round-robin studies and a field study. This also includes an intercultural study testing whether the evaluation of German as opposed to Polish narcissists depends on the evaluator's nationality (German vs. Polish). Second, we investigate situational influences on narcissists' prosociality. We expect narcissists to show more prosocial behavior when such behavior is socially rewarded than when it is not socially rewarded, while we expect them to remain insensitive to the needs of the recipients. We address these questions in three experimental studies. The results of the research project will shed new light on narcissism and its effects on social outcomes. Furthermore, they will more generally lead to a better understanding of how social outcomes are shaped by the interplay between motivation, objective qualities, and situational factors.

自恋是一种人格特质，对互动伙伴和社会具有多种且潜在的负面影响。该研究计划旨在更好地了解这些后果。我们考虑到自恋的社会后果可能取决于调节因素。我们考虑两类这样的调节因素，自恋者的客观品质（子项目 I）和情境因素（子项目 II）。在子项目一中，我们测试了这样一个假设：自恋者能否成功地获得期望的社会结果取决于他们是否拥有有利于实现这些结果的客观品质。我们特别研究了自恋者如果聪明的话是否能成功获得财富，如果他们拥有社会情感能力，他们是否能成功获得社会影响力，如果他们外表有吸引力，他们是否能成功吸引伴侣。为此，我们将进行实验室循环研究和快速约会研究。此外，我们将分析代表德国人口 (N > 1500) 的大型纵向面板数据集的现有数据。在研究情境因素的调节作用的子项目二中，我们解决了两个研究问题。首先，我们调查群体间的竞争情况，并测试内群体成员是否比外群体成员对自恋者的评价更积极。我们将通过两项实验室循环研究和一项实地研究来解决这个问题。这还包括一项跨文化研究，测试对德国自恋者而不是波兰自恋者的评价是否取决于评价者的国籍（德国与波兰）。其次，我们研究情境对自恋者亲社会性的影响。我们期望自恋者在这种行为得到社会奖励时比没有得到社会奖励时表现出更多的亲社会行为，同时我们期望他们对接受者的需求保持不敏感。我们通过三项实验研究解决了这些问题。该研究项目的结果将为自恋及其对社会结果的影响提供新的视角。此外，它们将更普遍地导致人们更好地理解动机、客观品质和情境因素之间的相互作用如何塑造社会结果。