Morf, Carolyn; Torchetti, Loredana; Nater, Christa (27 February 2015). How narcissistic self-construction sabotages their relationships: Accuracy and bias in partner perception. In: 16th congress of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Long Beach, CA. 26.-28.02.2015.
Trapped by their superordinate goal to maintain a grandiose self,
narcissists navigate their relationships wishing to re-assure
themselves of their specialness and superiority, using strategies
bound to fail. Dyadic analyses of diary data (14 days, 83 couples)
showed that narcissists focus on their partners’ shortcomings,
becoming experts at detecting negative forms of support, while
simultaneously minimizing their partner’s positive intentions.
Partners of narcissists, in contrast, appear to have a positive bias in
ongoing relationships and seem to compensate for some of the
narcissists’ shortcomings. Narcissists’ focus on their own selfconstruction
purposes also extends to their parenting roles. In a
retrospective study, narcissistic mothers were found to demand
superior performance, desiring to show-off their child, yet
concurrently attributing their child’s success to themselves. They
also exercise psychological control and role-reversal, requiring the
child to cater to their needs, and to admire them, while
simultaneously oblivious to their child’s needs and desires.
Item Type: |
Conference or Workshop Item (Poster) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Personality Psychology, Differential Psychology and Diagnostics |
UniBE Contributor: |
Morf, Carolyn, Torchetti, Loredana, Nater, Christa |
Subjects: |
100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Christa Nater |
Date Deposited: |
05 Aug 2015 08:37 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:48 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/70663 |
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