title: Narcissists as "Victims": the role of narcissism in the perception of transgressions.
abstract: Narcissism is a set of traits that are motivated by the desire to establish and maintain a grandiose self-image. Consistent with this conceptualization, the authors hypothesized that narcissistic people perceive themselves to be the victims of other people's inter-personal transgressions more frequently than do less narcissistic people. In a 14-day diary study, the authors found that narcissism (particularly in its exploitiveness/entitlement dimension) was associated positively with the number and frequency of transgressions that respondents reported. The narcissism-victimization relationship appears to result, at least in part, from biased recall or self-presentation. The exploitiveness/entitlement dimension of narcissism may be particularly useful for explaining why narcissistic people report higher rates of interpersonal transgressions in their daily lives.
authors.affiliation: University of Miami, Coral, Gables, FL 33124-2070, USA. mikem@miami.edu
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: McCullough
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Emmons
authors.forename: Shelley Dean
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Kilpatrick
authors.forename: Courtney N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Mooney
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology*; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005260:Female; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D009289:Narcissism; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012649:Self Concept; D012938:Social Perception; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology