Jan 05, 2020 15:00:00

Research results that there are two types of narcissism

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tommyandone

'There are two types of narcissism , and one has good aspects,' says Costas Papajorge, a psychology lecturer at Queen's University Belfast .

The bright side of dark: Exploring the positive effect of narcissism on perceived stress through mental toughness-ScienceDirect
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886918305877

Narcissists: why we need to take better care of them
https://theconversation.com/narcissists-why-we-need-to-take-better-care-of-them-126528

Narcissism is called the

dark triad along with Machiavellism, which has no means for its purpose, or psychopathy , a type of antisocial personality, and is regarded as an antisocial character.

According to Papa Georges, there are two types of narcissism: 'arrogant' and 'vulnerable.' 'Arrogant' narcissists tend to have excessive self-esteem and adhere to showing off their status and power, while 'vulnerable' narcissists tend to be defensive and hostile to the actions of others It has been with. Note that the terms 'narcissism' and 'narcissist' here are not diagnosed as personality disorders but are related to personality traits.

Papa Georges focuses on the 'arrogant' type of narcissism out of two types of narcissism. For participants recruited through SNS and advertisements, conduct a dark triad questionnaire to check their personality and conduct a Patient Health Questionnaire 9 used for screening for depression, etc., and show the narcissism tendency and mental toughness of the participants We conducted an experiment to examine the relationship between The results show that there is a correlation between the 'arrogance' type of narcissism and the strength of mental toughness. As a result, arrested-type narcissists may have greater confidence in resisting stress symptoms such as depression, and have a stronger focus on achieving their goals. On the other hand, the 'vulnerable' type narcissists tended to be more vulnerable to stress, as opposed to the 'arrogant' type.

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Regarding the findings of this study, Papa Georges states, 'I do not intend to say that arrogance is better than healthy self-esteem. However, narcissism, which is generally a dim nature, is not simply good or bad. There are aspects that are both beneficial and harmful, so there is room to consider including narcissism in the dark triad, the dark side of humans. '