@article{ref1,
title="Momentary assessment of the relations between narcissistic traits, interpersonal behaviors, and aggression",
journal="Journal of personality",
year="2023",
author="Du, Tianwei V. and Lane, Sean P. and Miller, Joshua D. and Lynam, Donald R.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: This study explores the associations among narcissistic traits, interpersonal behaviors, and aggression using repeated, situation-based measurement. We examine narcissism's relations with aggression across three levels of its theorized hierarchy (level 1: narcissism; level 2: grandiose vs. vulnerable narcissism; level 3: antagonism, agentic extraversion, and narcissistic neuroticism). <br><br>METHODS: Using an experience-sampling approach, the current study examined the effects of narcissism and its finer-grained components on daily affective experiences and aggressive behaviors in the context of interpersonal interactions. Data were collected from 477 undergraduate students who were instructed to complete four prompts a day for ten consecutive days. <br><br>RESULTS: Narcissism at the global construct level positively predicted multiple indices of episodic aggression (i.e., aggressive temper, aggressive urge, verbal aggression). At the dual-dimension level, grandiose narcissism specifically predicted aggression, and then at the trifurcated level, interpersonal antagonism predicted aggression by itself and in interaction with event-level negative affect. Negative affect consistently exhibited both within- and between-person effects on aggression. <br><br>CONCLUSION: In real-life social interactions, narcissism dimensions differentially affect the way individuals experience social interactions and process negative affect, and thus in both research and clinical practice, narcissism is best assessed as a heterogeneous, multidimensional construct.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-3506",
doi="10.1111/jopy.12831",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12831"
}