Michael P Grosz
Biographic Data
| ID | 2343545 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael P Grosz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael P |
| FAMILY NAME | Grosz |
| SIGNATURE | GROSZ M P |
| AFFILIATIONS | HMU Potsdam – Health and Medical University Potsdam |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1949-4384 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 34 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Receiving Applause “From the Right”
Most social groups punish freeriders (i.e., individuals who receive the same benefits from the group as others, despite contributing less to its success). In small groups, individual group members (rather than established authorities) typically implement this punishment spontaneously, and punishers may consequently be awarded social status by their peers. Here, we tested the preregistered hypothesis that this way of acquiring status works best wh…
Intuitive Judgments of Strangers Are More Popular but Not More Accurate Than Deliberate Ones
Popular advice in media and self-help literature encourages people to trust their intuition when forming impressions of strangers. We tested this widespread lay belief by examining whether intuitive judgments are preferred over deliberate ones and whether such preferences are justified by differences in accuracy. In Study 1 ( n = 401), participants from the general population reported using intuition more frequently, preferring it, and expressing…
People “fake-good” on personality self-reports more strongly in a job context than in a dating context
People bias personality self-reports to create a socially desirable impression both in a job application context and in a dating context. • Faking towards potential employers is stronger than faking towards potential romantic partners. • Faking is relatively homogeneous − the personality traits that are most faked in a job context are also the ones most faked in a dating context. Socially desirable responding can impair the validity of self-repor…
A meta-analytic review of the associations of personality, intelligence, and physical size with social status
Theories have proposed diverse reasons for why individual differences such as personality traits lead to social status attainment in face-to-face groups. We integrated these different theoretical standpoints into a model with four paths from individual differences to status: a dominance, a competence, a virtue, and a micropolitics path. To investigate these paths, we meta-analyzed over 100 years of research on bivariate associations of personalit…
Personality Change Through Arts Education
Education involving active engagement in the arts, herein called arts education, is often believed to foster the development of desirable personality traits and skills in children and adolescents. Yet the impact of arts education on personality development has rarely been systematically investigated. In the current article, we reviewed the literature on personality change through arts education. We identified 36 suitable experimental and quasi-ex…
Assessing Maladaptive Personality in the Forensic Context
The current study proposes an adaptation of the PID-5 to assesses maladaptive personal traits in forensic settings. Specifically, we adapted the item set of the PID-5 Faceted Brief Form (PID-5-FBF) to the forensic context and validated the resulting PID-5 Forensic Faceted Brief Form (PID-5-FFBF) using self- and informant-reports of 199 male prisoners. Exploratory factor analyses suggested a four-factor solution comprising Antagonism, Detachment, …
The Taboo Against Explicit Causal Inference in Nonexperimental Psychology
Causal inference is a central goal of research. However, most psychologists refrain from explicitly addressing causal research questions and avoid drawing causal inference on the basis of nonexperimental evidence. We argue that this taboo against causal inference in nonexperimental psychology impairs study design and data analysis, holds back cumulative research, leads to a disconnect between original findings and how they are interpreted in subs…
The development of narcissistic admiration and machiavellianism in early adulthood
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…
The narcissism-overclaiming link revisited
Narcissism and romantic relationships
Narcissism is known to be related to romantic success in short-term contexts (dating, early stage relationships) but also to problems in long-term committed relationships. We propose that these diverging romantic outcomes of narcissism can be explained by differential associations with agentic versus antagonistic dimensions of grandiose narcissism: Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry. Both dimensions serve the central narcissistic goal of gaining…
Who is open to a narcissistic romantic partner? The roles of sensation seeking, trait anxiety, and similarity
Narcissism and romantic relationships
Narcissism is known to be related to romantic success in short-term contexts (dating, early stage relationships) but also to problems in long-term committed relationships. We propose that these diverging romantic outcomes of narcissism can be explained by differential associations with agentic versus antagonistic dimensions of grandiose narcissism: Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry. Both dimensions serve the central narcissistic goal of gaining…
The development of narcissistic admiration and machiavellianism in early adulthood
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…
Who is open to a narcissistic romantic partner? The roles of sensation seeking, trait anxiety, and similarity
The narcissism-overclaiming link revisited
Who is open to a narcissistic romantic partner? The roles of sensation seeking, trait anxiety, and similarity
The narcissism-overclaiming link revisited
Narcissism and romantic relationships
Narcissism is known to be related to romantic success in short-term contexts (dating, early stage relationships) but also to problems in long-term committed relationships. We propose that these diverging romantic outcomes of narcissism can be explained by differential associations with agentic versus antagonistic dimensions of grandiose narcissism: Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry. Both dimensions serve the central narcissistic goal of gaining…
The development of narcissistic admiration and machiavellianism in early adulthood
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…
The Taboo Against Explicit Causal Inference in Nonexperimental Psychology
Causal inference is a central goal of research. However, most psychologists refrain from explicitly addressing causal research questions and avoid drawing causal inference on the basis of nonexperimental evidence. We argue that this taboo against causal inference in nonexperimental psychology impairs study design and data analysis, holds back cumulative research, leads to a disconnect between original findings and how they are interpreted in subs…
Personality Change Through Arts Education
Education involving active engagement in the arts, herein called arts education, is often believed to foster the development of desirable personality traits and skills in children and adolescents. Yet the impact of arts education on personality development has rarely been systematically investigated. In the current article, we reviewed the literature on personality change through arts education. We identified 36 suitable experimental and quasi-ex…
Assessing Maladaptive Personality in the Forensic Context
The current study proposes an adaptation of the PID-5 to assesses maladaptive personal traits in forensic settings. Specifically, we adapted the item set of the PID-5 Faceted Brief Form (PID-5-FBF) to the forensic context and validated the resulting PID-5 Forensic Faceted Brief Form (PID-5-FFBF) using self- and informant-reports of 199 male prisoners. Exploratory factor analyses suggested a four-factor solution comprising Antagonism, Detachment, …
A meta-analytic review of the associations of personality, intelligence, and physical size with social status
Theories have proposed diverse reasons for why individual differences such as personality traits lead to social status attainment in face-to-face groups. We integrated these different theoretical standpoints into a model with four paths from individual differences to status: a dominance, a competence, a virtue, and a micropolitics path. To investigate these paths, we meta-analyzed over 100 years of research on bivariate associations of personalit…
People “fake-good” on personality self-reports more strongly in a job context than in a dating context
People bias personality self-reports to create a socially desirable impression both in a job application context and in a dating context. • Faking towards potential employers is stronger than faking towards potential romantic partners. • Faking is relatively homogeneous − the personality traits that are most faked in a job context are also the ones most faked in a dating context. Socially desirable responding can impair the validity of self-repor…
Receiving Applause “From the Right”
Most social groups punish freeriders (i.e., individuals who receive the same benefits from the group as others, despite contributing less to its success). In small groups, individual group members (rather than established authorities) typically implement this punishment spontaneously, and punishers may consequently be awarded social status by their peers. Here, we tested the preregistered hypothesis that this way of acquiring status works best wh…
Intuitive Judgments of Strangers Are More Popular but Not More Accurate Than Deliberate Ones
Popular advice in media and self-help literature encourages people to trust their intuition when forming impressions of strangers. We tested this widespread lay belief by examining whether intuitive judgments are preferred over deliberate ones and whether such preferences are justified by differences in accuracy. In Study 1 ( n = 401), participants from the general population reported using intuition more frequently, preferring it, and expressing…
Psychology (9 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Personality (7 works) · Personality Traits and Psychology (7 works) · Big Five personality traits (6 works) · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (4 works) · Narcissism (4 works) · Admiration (3 works) · Assertiveness (3 works)