Substantive vs. superficial self-enhancement: Differentiating narcissism constructs from self-esteem following failure
Abstract
We proposed that, following failure, narcissistic self-enhancement is designed to buffer symptoms of failure via self-serving accounts or avoidance (i.e., superficial self-enhancement) without promoting actual self-enhancement (i.e., substantive self-enhancement), whereas high-self-esteem self-enhancement is designed to promote substantive self-enhancement. A college sample (N = 232) completed measures of narcissism constructs (grandiose and...
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Title
Substantive vs. superficial self-enhancement: Differentiating narcissism constructs from self-esteem following failure
Published Date
Jan 1, 2020
Volume
152
Pages
109560 - 109560
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