The development of narcissistic admiration and machiavellianism in early adulthood

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ID6203382
AutoresMichael P Grosz (0000-0002-1949-4384, Research Network (United States)), Richard Göllner (0000-0002-9442-7616, Institute of Education Sciences), Norman Rose (0000-0002-2908-205X, Institute of Education Sciences), Marion Spengler (0000-0002-4465-9435, Institute of Education Sciences), Ulrich Trautwein (0000-0003-0647-0057, Institute of Education Sciences), John F Rauthmann (0000-0001-6115-3092, Wake Forest University), Eunike Wetzel (0000-0002-4224-0366, University of Konstanz), Brent W Roberts (0000-0002-3244-1164, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
Año2019
Volumen116
Número3
Páginas467-482
Fecha de publicación2019-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
EditorialAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/pspp0000174
PMID29251948
OpenAlexW2781352461
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas19
Referencias citadas45

We investigated the development of narcissistic admiration (i.e., the assertive or extraverted dimension of narcissism; Back et al., 2013) and Machiavellianism (Mach) in early adulthood. Specifically, we examined (a) mean-level changes in narcissistic admiration and Mach during early adulthood and (b) how studying economics and experiencing any of 30 life events were related to individual differences in changes in narcissistic admiration and Mach. We used longitudinal data from 2 cohorts of young adults in Germany (N1 = 4,962 and N2 = 2,572). The mean levels of narcissistic admiration remained stable over time. Life events analyses indicated that narcissistic admiration increased among people who experienced a positively evaluated change in their eating or sleeping habits, a positively evaluated romantic break-up, or a negatively evaluated failure on an important exam. The mean levels of Mach decreased during early adulthood in both cohorts. Life events analyses showed that Mach decreased for only the 91% of young adults who had started a new job and evaluated it positively, suggesting that mastering occupational roles mitigates Mach in early adulthood. The results will be discussed in the light of previous longitudinal studies on narcissism and the Big Five and cross-sectional studies on how age is related to narcissism and Mach. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)

Admiration · Assertiveness · Big Five personality traits · Dark triad · Developmental psychology · Machiavellianism · Narcissism · Personality · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Emotional Intelligence and Performance · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology