Narcissism, Attraction, and Self-Esteem: Comparing Agentic and Communal Subtypes

The current study investigated self-esteem as a moderator of the relationships between both agentic and communal narcissism and romantic attraction. The attraction to the prospective targets, and self-esteem’s influence on the relationships, differed in direction, strength, and significance

Leaning Right or Left: The Role of Communal Narcissism in Political Orientation and Activism

This study explored the roles of communal narcissism and agentic narcissism in self-identified political orientation and activism. Results indicated that those scoring high in communal (but not agentic) narcissism were more likely to identify as political conservative and were not more likely to engage in political activism. Implications are discussed

Whose Fault is It? Externalizing Academic Responsibilities is Associated With Lower GPA

A core tenet of Bandura’s (1986) Social Cognitive Theory is that cognitive factors motivate human behavior. For instance, believing that earning high grades will result in a desirable job will motivate one to earn higher grades. Here, we suggest that externalizing the responsibility of one’s college education are more likely to struggle academically. As part of a larger study, college students (N = 396) from three universities reported their externalized academic responsibility (Chowning & Campbell, 2009), self-esteem (Rosenberg, 1985), narcissism (Gentile et al. 2013), and GPA. It was hypothesized that externalized academic responsibility would be negatively associated with GPA. In an exploratory follow-up analysis, we examined whether narcissism or self-esteem moderated this association. There was a negative correlation between externalized academic responsibility and GPA (r = -.37,

Differential Roles of Communal and Agentic Narcissism in Affective and Cognitive Responses to Intelligence Feedback

This experimental study explored the role of agentic and communal narcissism in response to positive, negative, or neutral feedback on a difficult task. Results revealed that those scoring high in communal narcissism responded differently than those scoring high in agentic narcissism, further illustrating the applied distinction between the two constructs. Implications are discussed