Burgmer, Pascal ORCID: 0000-0003-3664-0539, Weiss, Alexa and Ohmann, Katharina . I don't feel ya: How narcissism shapes empathy. Self Identity. ABINGDON: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. ISSN 1529-8876

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Abstract

Those who tend towards a self-absorbed personality are less likely to feel others. Indeed, subclinical narcissism has been linked to decreased empathy: Individuals high in narcissism seem to neglect what other people are thinking and feeling and are less likely to emotionally share others' mental states. Three studies (N = 1,008) extend the literature on narcissism and empathy in some important ways. We suggest that the empathy deficit among narcissists does not make an exception for close friends, that it manifests not only in less, but also in discordant affect, and that it is mainly driven by the antagonistic dimension of narcissism (Studies 1 and 2). Moreover, employing an experimental manipulation, the present findings offer a novel way of attenuating this empathy deficit among narcissists: the experience of trust (Study 2). Finally, a pre-registered laboratory study documents a bright consequence of narcissists' empathy deficit with respect to parochial altruism (Study 3). Hence, as unfortunate as narcissists' empathy deficit might be, it is not set in stone. Additionally, a narcissistic spotlight that shines exclusively on the self can reduce some of the parochialism that empathy for specific, often close others entails.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Burgmer, PascalUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-3664-0539UNSPECIFIED
Weiss, AlexaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ohmann, KatharinaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-134586
DOI: 10.1080/15298868.2019.1645730
Journal or Publication Title: Self Identity
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Place of Publication: ABINGDON
ISSN: 1529-8876
Language: English
Faculty: Faculty of Management, Economy and Social Sciences
Divisions: Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Sociology and Social Psychology > Department of Scociology
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
SELF; ADMIRATION; RIVALRY; POWERMultiple languages
Psychology, SocialMultiple languages
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/13458

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