Benson Alex J, Jordan Christian H, Christie Amy M
Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2016 Jul;42(7):985-99. doi: 10.1177/0146167216649608. Epub 2016 May 26.
Narcissists aspire to be leaders and consequently may react negatively to being assigned a subordinate role, even though such roles may be integral to group functioning. In the first three studies, participants were assigned to a low status role (i.e., "employee"), high status role (i.e., "project manager"), or (in Studies 2 and 3) control condition. More narcissistic participants were less satisfied and discredited the role assignment more in the employee condition than in the project manager condition. Furthermore, more narcissistic participants displayed greater self-interest in the employee condition, relative to the project manager condition (Study 2), and less willingness to engage in behaviors to benefit the group in the employee condition, relative to the project manager and control conditions (Study 3). In Study 4, these findings were replicated in sports teams. Although there is nothing inherently negative about subordinate roles, narcissists perceive them negatively and react poorly to occupying them.
自恋者渴望成为领导者，因此可能会对被分配到下属角色产生负面反应，即使这些角色对于团队运作可能是不可或缺的。在前三项研究中，参与者被分配到低地位角色（即“员工”）、高地位角色（即“项目经理”），或者（在研究2和3中）控制组。与项目经理条件相比，在员工条件下，自恋程度较高的参与者满意度更低，对角色分配的认可度也更低。此外，与项目经理条件相比，在员工条件下，自恋程度较高的参与者表现出更大的自我利益（研究2）；与项目经理和控制组条件相比，在员工条件下，自恋程度较高的参与者参与有益于团队行为的意愿更低（研究3）。在研究4中，这些发现在运动队中得到了重复验证。虽然下属角色本身并没有什么负面之处，但自恋者对它们有负面认知，并且在担任这些角色时反应不佳。
