Emotional experiences in vulnerable and grandiose narcissism: Anger and mood in neutral and anger evoking situations

ABSTRACT

Objectives: This paper presents four independent studies examining emotional experiences in grandiose and vulnerable narcissism across neutral and anger-evoking situations, controlling for the shared variance between neuroticism and vulnerable narcissism.

Methods: In Study 1 and 2, we explored the associations of vulnerable and grandiose narcissism with temporary anger and mood in neutral situations. In Study 3 and 4, we examined participants' responses to induced anger and provocation, respectively.

Results & Conclusions: Across conditions, vulnerable narcissism was associated with higher baseline anger and worse mood, while grandiose narcissism was related to a better mood. Our results suggest that narcissism shapes individual emotional experience. However, it is not connected with any specific emotional reactions in anger-evoking situations.

KEYWORDS:

• Vulnerable narcissism
• grandiose narcissism
• mood
• anger
• ego-threat

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This work was supported from a grant no 2017/25/N/HS6/00552 awarded to the first author and a grant no 2016/23/B/HS6/00312 awarded to the second author funded by National Science Centre;Narodowe Centrum Nauki [2016/23/B/HS6/00312, 2017/25/N/HS6/00552].