Bulls in a china shop: Narcissism, intragroup conflict and task cohesion

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Bulls in a china shop: Narcissism, intragroup conflict and task cohesion. / Boulter, Matt W.; Hardy, James; Roberts, Ross et al.
In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Vol. 44, No. 1, 02.2022, p. 23-34.

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Boulter, Matt W. et al. "Bulls in a china shop: Narcissism, intragroup conflict and task cohesion". Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 2022, 44(1). 23-34. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2021-0133

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Boulter MW, Hardy J, Roberts R, Woodman T. Bulls in a china shop: Narcissism, intragroup conflict and task cohesion. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 2022 Feb;44(1):23-34. Epub 2021 Dec 3. doi: 10.1123/jsep.2021-0133

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Boulter, Matt W. ; Hardy, James ; Roberts, Ross et al. / Bulls in a china shop: Narcissism, intragroup conflict and task cohesion. In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 2022 ; Vol. 44, No. 1. pp. 23-34.

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T1 - Bulls in a china shop: Narcissism, intragroup conflict and task cohesion

AU - Boulter, Matt W.

AU - Hardy, James

AU - Roberts, Ross

AU - Woodman, Tim

PY - 2022/2

Y1 - 2022/2

N2 - When given opportunities for personal glory in individual settings, people high in narcissism excel. However, less is known about narcissists’ influence in team contexts. Across two studies (utilizing cross-sectional and two-wave longitudinal designs) involving 706 athletes from 68 teams in total, we tested a conceptual model linking narcissism to task cohesion, via intragroup conflict, moderated by narcissistic group composition. We tested a new sports-oriented measure of intragroup conflict using Bayesian estimation and evaluated our theorizing using a multilevel conditional indirect effect hybrid model. Across both studies, we found that narcissism influenced perceptions of task cohesion via process conflict only; with a negative influence at low narcissistic group composition that was weakened (Study 1) or nullified (Study 2) at high narcissistic team composition. Collectively, these findings offer the first example of how narcissism influences task cohesion in team settings and the contextual effects of narcissistic group composition.

AB - When given opportunities for personal glory in individual settings, people high in narcissism excel. However, less is known about narcissists’ influence in team contexts. Across two studies (utilizing cross-sectional and two-wave longitudinal designs) involving 706 athletes from 68 teams in total, we tested a conceptual model linking narcissism to task cohesion, via intragroup conflict, moderated by narcissistic group composition. We tested a new sports-oriented measure of intragroup conflict using Bayesian estimation and evaluated our theorizing using a multilevel conditional indirect effect hybrid model. Across both studies, we found that narcissism influenced perceptions of task cohesion via process conflict only; with a negative influence at low narcissistic group composition that was weakened (Study 1) or nullified (Study 2) at high narcissistic team composition. Collectively, these findings offer the first example of how narcissism influences task cohesion in team settings and the contextual effects of narcissistic group composition.

U2 - 10.1123/jsep.2021-0133

DO - 10.1123/jsep.2021-0133

M3 - Article

VL - 44

SP - 23

EP - 34

JO - Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

JF - Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

SN - 0895-2779

IS - 1

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