Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Institute of Applied Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.
J Pers. 2020 Aug;88(4):703-718. doi: 10.1111/jopy.12520. Epub 2019 Nov 5.
The current research comprehensively examined how grandiose and vulnerable narcissism are linked to intelligence and intelligence-related beliefs and emotions.
In four studies (total N = 1,141), we tested the associations between both forms of narcissism, subjectively and objectively assessed intelligence, basic personality traits, test-related stress, beliefs about intelligence, and well-being.
Both forms of narcissism (grandiose and vulnerable) were unrelated to objective intelligence. Grandiose narcissism was associated with high self-perceived intelligence (Studies 1-3) and explained more variance in self-perceived intelligence than objective intelligence and the Big Five personality traits. It was correlated with reduced distress in the context of IQ testing and low engagement in cognitive performance (Study 2). Individuals with high grandiose narcissism based their well-being (Study 3) partly on intelligence and considered intelligence important for success in different life domains, especially for social relations (Study 4). Vulnerable narcissism was unrelated to self-perceived intelligence (Studies 1-3) and went along with increased distress in the context of IQ testing (Study 2).
The results indicate that the topic of intelligence is of key importance for people with high grandiose narcissism psychological functioning and it also has some relevance for individuals with high vulnerable narcissism.
本研究全面考察了浮夸型和脆弱型自恋与智力及与智力相关的信念和情绪之间的关系。
在四项研究中（总 N=1141），我们测试了两种自恋形式、主观和客观评估的智力、基本人格特质、与测试相关的压力、对智力的信念和幸福感之间的关联。
两种自恋形式（浮夸型和脆弱型）均与客观智力无关。浮夸型自恋与高自我感知智力相关（研究 1-3），并比客观智力和五大人格特质解释了更多的自我感知智力差异。它与智商测试背景下的压力减轻和认知表现参与度降低有关（研究 2）。高浮夸型自恋者的幸福感部分基于智力（研究 3），并认为智力对不同生活领域的成功很重要，尤其是对社会关系（研究 4）。脆弱型自恋与自我感知智力无关（研究 1-3），并与智商测试背景下的压力增加有关（研究 2）。
研究结果表明，智力是高浮夸型自恋者心理功能的关键议题，对高脆弱型自恋者也有一定的相关性。
