TY - JOUR

T1 - I’ll get there because I’m great, or am I?

T2 - Narcissistic Vulnerability Moderates the Narcissistic Grandiosity – Goal Persistence Relationship

AU - Manley, Harry

AU - Roberts, Ross

AU - Beattie, Stuart

AU - Woodman, Tim

PY - 2018/1

Y1 - 2018/1

N2 - Across three studies, we examined the moderating effect of narcissistic vulnerability on the relationship between narcissistic grandiosity and persistence. In Study 1 (n = 338), narcissistic grandiosity predicted greater goal-drive persistence, but only when individuals also possessed a degree of narcissistic vulnerability. In Study 2 (n = 199), we replicated these effects and demonstrated that they were independent of socially desirable responding. In Study 3 (n = 372), narcissistic vulnerability moderated the grandiosity – persistence relationship to predict persistence for personally relevant goals and hypothetical goals. Notably, the moderating effect of vulnerability was independent of the effects of self-esteem. These results provide the first evidence that narcissistic grandiosity predicts persistence only in the presence of self-doubt regarding superiority. The results demonstrate the importance of considering the interplay between the two components of narcissism.

AB - Across three studies, we examined the moderating effect of narcissistic vulnerability on the relationship between narcissistic grandiosity and persistence. In Study 1 (n = 338), narcissistic grandiosity predicted greater goal-drive persistence, but only when individuals also possessed a degree of narcissistic vulnerability. In Study 2 (n = 199), we replicated these effects and demonstrated that they were independent of socially desirable responding. In Study 3 (n = 372), narcissistic vulnerability moderated the grandiosity – persistence relationship to predict persistence for personally relevant goals and hypothetical goals. Notably, the moderating effect of vulnerability was independent of the effects of self-esteem. These results provide the first evidence that narcissistic grandiosity predicts persistence only in the presence of self-doubt regarding superiority. The results demonstrate the importance of considering the interplay between the two components of narcissism.

KW - Narcissism

KW - Grandiose

KW - Vulnerable

KW - Persistance

U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2017.08.024

DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2017.08.024

M3 - Article

VL - 120

SP - 65

EP - 74

JO - Personality and Individual Differences

JF - Personality and Individual Differences

SN - 0191-8869

IS - 1

ER -