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  Social decision making in narcissism: Reduced generosity and increased retaliation are driven by alterations in perspective-taking and anger

Böckler, A., Sharifi, M., Kanske, P., Dziobek, I., & Singer, T. (2017). Social decision making in narcissism: Reduced generosity and increased retaliation are driven by alterations in perspective-taking and anger. Personality and Individual Differences, 104, 1-7. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2016.07.020.

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Böckler, Anne1, 2, Author           
Sharifi, Marjan1, 3, Author           
Kanske, Philipp1, Author           
Dziobek, Isabel4, Author           
Singer, Tania1, Author           
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1Department Social Neuroscience, MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Max Planck Society, ou_634552              
2Julius Maximilian University, Würzburg, Germany, ou_persistent22              
3Cluster Languages of Emotion, FU Berlin, Germany, ou_persistent22              
4Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany, ou_persistent22              

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Free keywords: Narcissism; Prosocial behavior; Social decision making; Behavioral economics; Individual differences
 Abstract: Narcissism can lead to various interpersonal problems. However, the characteristics of social decision making in trait narcissism and the cognitive and affective underpinnings are poorly understood. We employed established game theoretical paradigms to investigate different facets of social behavior in participants (N = 122; 41 female, mean age = 30 years) with a wide range of scores on the Pathological Narcissistic Inventory. Interpersonal traits, attitudes, and emotions were assessed as potential mediators of behavioral differences. High narcissism scores were related to lower generosity, especially when this could result in being punished. This maladaptive behavior was fully mediated by reduced perspective-taking abilities in narcissism. Also, narcissism scores predicted higher levels of punishment behavior, driven by higher levels of experienced anger. Hence, the difficulties narcissists face in interactions may be due to their reduced perspective-taking skills and resulting reduced generosity as well as enhanced anger-based retaliation behavior.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2016-07-142016-02-222016-07-182016-07-212017-01
 Publication Status: Issued
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 Rev. Type: Peer
 Identifiers: DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.07.020
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Funding organization : Max Planck Society

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Title: Personality and Individual Differences
Source Genre: Journal
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Publ. Info: Elsevier
Pages: - Volume / Issue: 104 Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 1 - 7 Identifier: ISSN: 0191-8869
CoNE: https://pure.mpg.de/cone/journals/resource/0191-8869