I don't feel ya: How narcissism shapes empathy - Kölner UniversitätsPublikationsServer

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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DOI:10.1080/15298868.2019.1645730

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.

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Creators	Email	ORCID	ORCID Put Code
Burgmer, Pascal	UNSPECIFIED	orcid.org/0000-0003-3664-0539	UNSPECIFIED
Weiss, Alexa	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Ohmann, Katharina	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED