title: Two faces of narcissism and romantic attraction: evidence from a collectivistic culture.
abstract: The present study was aimed to extend the self-orientation model (Campbell, 1999) to vulnerable narcissism in a collectivistic culture. Two hundred and twenty-seven college students were recruited from China. Participants reported their ratings on measures of vulnerable and grandiose narcissism, attractions to different (caring vs perfect) targets, and their choices of potential romantic partners. Results indicated that those participants classified as grandiose or vulnerable narcissists were more attracted to perfect targets than non-narcissists. In addition, grandiose narcissists preferred to choose perfect targets as their romantic partners, while vulnerable narcissists did not show such a preference when choosing potential partners. These results suggested that culture could influence the function of narcissism. The self-orientation model could not fully explain the choices of vulnerable narcissists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Chunliang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Yuling
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology*; D002605:Character; D002681:China; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005120:Extraversion, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007439:Introversion, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*; D009289:Narcissism; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D012649:Self Concept; D012945:Social Values; D055815:Young Adult