Runcan Remus, Rad Dana, Runcan Patricia, Măduța Cristian
Center of Research Development and Innovation in Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences Psychology and Social Work, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, 310032 Arad, Romania.
Department of Social Work, Faculty of Sociology and Psychology, West University of Timişoara, 300223 Timișoara, Romania.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2023 Jun 5;13(6):468. doi: 10.3390/bs13060468.
The relationship between narcissistic personality and art and beauty appreciation has recently become the focus of research investigations. Adaptive narcissists raise their sense of worth in order to shield themselves from harm caused by others. Because they aspire to be more attractive, healthier, and successful versions of themselves, they frequently have greater success in life than the majority of people. Grandiose and overtly narcissistic behavior are the main recognized characteristics of an overt narcissist, which is currently regarded as a personality disorder that puts mental health and wellbeing at peril. On a random sample collection of data from 1101 respondents to an online questionnaire, we conducted a network analysis of the Adaptive Overt Narcissism Scale (AONS) items. In this study, we used a network analysis approach to examine the network structure of adaptive overt narcissism, as well as its relationships with psychological functioning. The present study utilized network analysis to investigate the centrality measures of items in the Adaptive Overt Narcissism Scale (AONS) and their interrelationships. Results indicated that item Q6.8 ("I appreciate art and beauty") had low betweenness, closeness, and strength centrality measures, indicating that it was less influential in the network. However, it also had negative expected influence, suggesting that its absence would have a destabilizing effect on the network. These results highlight the importance of the appreciation of art and beauty in deactivating the adaptive overt narcissist network. Further research is needed to explore the mechanisms underlying this relationship and its implications for narcissism prevention and intervention.
自恋型人格与艺术和审美之间的关系最近已成为研究调查的焦点。适应性自恋者提升自身价值感以保护自己免受他人造成的伤害。由于他们渴望成为更有魅力、更健康、更成功的自己，他们在生活中往往比大多数人更成功。浮夸和公然的自恋行为是公然自恋者的主要公认特征，目前被视为一种危及心理健康和幸福的人格障碍。在对1101名在线问卷受访者的数据进行随机抽样收集后，我们对适应性公然自恋量表（AONS）项目进行了网络分析。在本研究中，我们采用网络分析方法来研究适应性公然自恋的网络结构及其与心理功能的关系。本研究利用网络分析来调查适应性公然自恋量表（AONS）中项目的中心性测量及其相互关系。结果表明，项目Q6.8（“我欣赏艺术和美”）的中介中心性、接近中心性和强度中心性测量值较低，表明它在网络中的影响力较小。然而，它也有负向预期影响，表明其缺失会对网络产生不稳定影响。这些结果凸显了艺术和美在使适应性公然自恋者网络失活方面的重要性。需要进一步研究来探索这种关系背后的机制及其对自恋预防和干预的意义。
