Venema Tina A G, Pfattheicher Stefan
Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University, Bartolins Allé 11, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
Pers Individ Dif. 2021 Jun;175:110696. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2021.110696. Epub 2021 Feb 3.
People's perceived susceptibility to illnesses plays a key role in determining whether or not to take protective measures. However, self-enhancing biases hinder accurate susceptibility perceptions, leaving some individuals to feel invulnerable in the face of acute health risks. Since such biases are prominent characteristics of individuals with narcissistic personality traits, this article empirically examined whether low perceived susceptibility of infection with COVID-19 is related to subclinical narcissism, as measured with the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI-16) and the Narcissism Admiration and Rivalry Questionnaire (NARQ). We report the findings from a worldwide sample ( = 244), a UK sample before governmental pandemic restrictions ( = 261), a UK sample after restrictions ( = 261) and a pooled data analysis ( = 766). Overall, grandiose narcissism as measured with the NPI-16 predicted lower perceived susceptibility of infection, also after controlling for age and gender, whereas the NARQ Admiration subscale predicted higher perceived susceptibility. The findings are discussed in the light of theoretical and policy implications.
人们对疾病易感性的认知在决定是否采取防护措施方面起着关键作用。然而，自我提升偏差阻碍了对易感性的准确认知，使得一些人在面对急性健康风险时觉得自己不会受到影响。由于这种偏差是具有自恋型人格特质个体的显著特征，本文通过自恋人格量表（NPI - 16）和自恋钦佩与竞争问卷（NARQ），实证研究了对新冠病毒感染的低易感性认知是否与亚临床自恋有关。我们报告了来自全球样本（n = 244）、英国政府实施疫情限制措施前的样本（n = 261）、英国实施限制措施后的样本（n = 261）以及合并数据分析（n = 766）的研究结果。总体而言，用NPI - 16测量的夸大自恋在控制年龄和性别后，仍能预测较低的感染易感性认知，而NARQ钦佩分量表则预测较高的感染易感性认知。我们将根据理论和政策意义对这些发现进行讨论。
