@article{ref1,
title="An interactive model of narcissism, self-esteem, and provocation extent on aggression",
journal="Personality and individual differences",
year="2019",
author="Hart, William and Richardson, Kyle and Breeden, Christopher J.",
volume="145",
number="",
pages="112-118",
abstract="To address gaps in understanding how narcissism and self-esteem influence aggression under low and high provocation, participants (N = 401) read vignettes depicting low or high levels of provocation and then indicated their aggression, negative emotionality, appraisals of the situation, and goals. As anticipated, at high vs. low self-esteem, narcissism related more weakly to aggression and hostile goals. These interactive effects of narcissism and self-esteem were present under conditions of low and high provocation, but they were generally accentuated under low-provocation conditions. Relations between narcissism and indicators of ego-threat (e.g., negative emotionality, ego-threatening appraisals, self-defense goals) were generally not modified by self-esteem. We surmised that self-esteem reduces tendencies for narcissistic individuals to activate hostile goals when provoked. Broadly, the findings are consistent with the presumption that self-esteem reduces narcissistic antagonism, and they present a novel and nuanced understanding of how self-evaluation constructs relate to provoked aggression.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0191-8869",
doi="10.1016/j.paid.2019.03.032",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2019.03.032"
}