Muck, Markus, Ohmann, Katharina, Dummel, Sebastian, Mattes, André ORCID: 0000-0002-4821-8012, Thesing, Ulrike and Stahl, Jutta ORCID: 0000-0002-3252-180X (2020). Face Perception and Narcissism: Variations of Event-Related Potential Components (P1 & N170) with Admiration and Rivalry. Cogn. Affect. Behav. Neurosci., 20 (5). S. 1041 - 1056. NEW YORK: SPRINGER. ISSN 1531-135X

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Abstract

Previous studies have demonstrated that highly narcissistic individuals perceive themselves as grandiose and devaluate and sometimes overvalue others. These results are mainly based on behavioural data, but we still know little about the neural correlates underlying, such as perceptional processes. To this end, we investigated event-related potential components (ERP) of visual face processing (P1 and N170) and their variations with narcissism. Participants (N = 59) completed the Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Questionnaire and were shown pictures of their own face, a celebrity's face, and a stranger's face. Variations of P1 and N170 with Admiration and Rivalry were analysed using multilevel models. Results revealed moderating effects of both narcissism dimensions on the ERP components of interest. Participants with eitherhighAdmiration orlowRivalry scores showed a lower P1 amplitude when viewing their own face compared with when viewing a celebrity's face. Moreover, the Self-Stranger difference in the N170 component (higher N170 amplitude in the Self condition) was larger for higher Rivalry scores. The findings showed, for the first time, variations of both narcissism dimensions with ERPs of early face processing. We related these effects to processes of attentional selection, an expectancy-driven perception, and the mobilisation of defensive systems. The results demonstrated that by linking self-report instruments to P1 and N170, and possibly to other ERP components, we might better understand self- and other-perception in narcissism.

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Muck, Markus
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Ohmann, Katharina
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Dummel, Sebastian
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Mattes, André
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Thesing, Ulrike
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Stahl, Jutta
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URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-323306
Identification Number: 10.3758/s13415-020-00818-0
Journal or Publication Title: Cogn. Affect. Behav. Neurosci.
Volume: 20
Number: 5
Page Range: S. 1041 - 1056
Date: 2020
Publisher: SPRINGER
Place of Publication: NEW YORK
ISSN: 1531-135X
Language: English
Faculty: Faculty of Human Sciences
Divisions: Faculty of Human Sciences > Department Psychologie
Subjects: Psychology
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P1
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N170
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event-related potentials (ERP)
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narcissism
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Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Concept (NARC)
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Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/32330

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