Is narcissistic anger fueled by neuroticism? the relationship between grandiose and vulnerable narcissism, neuroticism,
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Is narcissistic anger fueled by neuroticism? the relationship between grandiose and vulnerable narcissism, neuroticism, and trait anger Oliwia Maciantowicz 1 & Marcin Zajenkowski 1
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Abstract The aim of the present investigation was deeper understanding of the distinction between two types of narcissism (grandiose and vulnerable) in their relation to dispositional anger. Prior research indicated that vulnerable narcissism is associated with higher level of dispositional anger in comparison to grandiose narcissism. Furthermore, vulnerable narcissism was shown to correlate with neuroticism to a large extent. Thus, we expected that the magnitudes of correlation between vulnerable narcissism and anger will be higher than between grandiose narcissism and anger. Moreover, we hypothesized that neuroticism would mediate the relation between vulnerable narcissism and anger. In the current study we examined the relationship between two types of narcissism, neuroticism, and various aspects of dispositional anger in four independent samples (ns = 121–233). The obtained results confirmed our expectations. Vulnerable narcissism association with anger was more pronounced than the correlation of anger with grandiose narcissism. Additionally, we found that neuroticism mediated the vulnerable narcissism – anger link. Keywords Anger . Grandiose narcissism . Narcissism . Neuroticism . Vulnerable narcissism
Introduction Two Types of Narcissism and Anger A growing interest in narcissism as a typical, non-clinical personality trait is observed among researchers (Miller et al. 2011). Because of such characteristics of narcissism as entitlement and a tendency to disregard others, individuals scoring high on this trait are believed to be predestined for anger and aggression. Recent studies suggest, however, that narcissism is not a unitary construct and that there are two variants of narcissism: grandiose and vulnerable (Miller et al. 2010; Wink 1991). The two types of narcissism share some basic phenomena, namely the sense of entitlement, disregard for others, and grandiose selfrelevant fantasies (Wink 1991; Miller et al. 2010). However, they differ in many other aspects, each of them having unique characteristics. Grandiose narcissism is characterized by an inflated positive self-image, high self-esteem, exhibitionism, attitudes of entitlement, a tendency toward self-assuredness, the need for other people’s recognition and also by the need to be * Marcin Zajenkowski [email protected] 1
Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland
admired by others (Dickinson and Pincus 2003; Miller et al. 2010; Wink 1991). Moreover, grandiose narcissism positively correlates with extraversion and negatively with neuroticism and agreeableness (Miller et al. 2010). Vulnerable narcissism, in contrast, is characterized by high hypersensitivity, vulnerability, anxiety, defensiveness, and a sense of insecurity (Miller et al. 2010; Wink 1991). Vulnerable narcissism
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