Trait Narcissism and Romantic Attraction: An Extension
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2023-12
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The Ohio State University
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The present study used the Trifurcated Model of Narcissism (Miller et al., 2016) and communal narcissism to extend Campbell's (1999) research on narcissism and romantic attraction. Participants (N = 283) were given a brief survey assessing trait narcissism as well as levels of attraction towards a set of hypothetical potential partners who varied in their descriptions of how perfect, caring, and admiring they were. Results revealed that participants scoring higher in FFNI Extraversion preferred partners who were described as perfect or admiring. Participants scoring higher in FFNI Antagonism revealed less attraction for a caring partner unless the person was described as perfect. Participants scoring higher in FFNI Neuroticism and communal narcissism did not reveal a preference for any targets listed.
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narcissism, romantic attraction, Trifurcated Model of Narcissism