Zajenkowski Marcin, Gignac Gilles E, Rogoza Radosław, Górniak Jeremiasz, Maciantowicz Oliwia, Leniarska Maria, Jonason Peter K, Jankowski Konrad S
Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw.
School of Psychological Science, University of Western Australia.
Psychol Sci. 2023 Sep;34(9):1024-1032. doi: 10.1177/09567976231184886. Epub 2023 Aug 18.
Grandiose narcissism is defined as increased motivation for status and viewing oneself as entitled and superior to others. We hypothesized that these tendencies might be associated with basal levels of testosterone because testosterone is considered the most social hormone-driving dominance and the motivation to achieve social status. We distinguished between two facets of grandiose narcissism: agentic (i.e., the tendency to self-promotion in order to win others' admiration and social influence) and antagonistic (i.e., a reactive strategy used to restore threatened status). In 283 adult men, we examined the association between these facets of narcissism and blood-tested and self-reported testosterone levels. Agentic narcissism-the default narcissistic strategy-was positively associated with both testosterone indicators. Moreover, self-reported and objectively measured testosterone were positively correlated. These findings extend previous work by showing that the facets of narcissism have distinct hormonal underpinnings.
夸大性自恋被定义为对地位的动机增强，并将自己视为有特权且优于他人。我们假设这些倾向可能与睾酮的基础水平有关，因为睾酮被认为是最具社交性的激素——驱动支配地位和获得社会地位的动机。我们区分了夸大性自恋的两个方面：能动性（即通过自我提升以赢得他人钦佩和社会影响力的倾向）和对抗性（即用于恢复受到威胁的地位的反应性策略）。在283名成年男性中，我们研究了自恋的这些方面与血液检测及自我报告的睾酮水平之间的关联。能动性自恋——默认的自恋策略——与两种睾酮指标均呈正相关。此外，自我报告的睾酮水平与客观测量的睾酮水平呈正相关。这些发现通过表明自恋的各个方面有不同的激素基础，扩展了先前的研究工作。
