Event overview
Dr. Aiden Gregg, School of Psychology, University of Southampton
Title: Self-esteem and narcissism: Rethinking the link
Abstract:
Several studies have tested whether narcissism is a compensatory reaction to underlying ego-fragility by examining narcissism's empirical links to both explicit self-esteem (ESE) and implicit self-esteem (ISE), under the general expectation that narcissists should exhibit an abundance of ESE but a dearth of ISE. However, not only have these studies yielded conflicting findings, they have also proceeded from divergent theoretical assumptions that shape subsequent interpretation of data. Here, we rigorously draw out the implications of three prominent models of the interrelationships between narcissism, ESE, and ISE, before reassessing those interrelationships in a large multi-session study. Two (out of three) indices of ISE covaried negatively with narcissism, consistent with the view that ISE is a global marker of ego-fragility. We contextualize our findings in terms of recent research and propose a new mechanism linking ISE to ego-fragility.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 2008 | 4:00pm - 5:15pm |
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