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Communal narcissism: social decisions and neurophysiological reactions

Communal narcissism: social decisions and neurophysiological reactions
Communal narcissism: social decisions and neurophysiological reactions
Communal narcissists claim a saintly status, but are they fairer than non-narcissists? In Study 1, high (vs. low) communal narcissists did not make more equitable offers and were not more likely to reject unequitable offers in an ultimatum game. However, they reported being more altruistic, judging fairness as a more important moral value, and being more morally outraged at unfairness. Their self-views did not match their behavior. These results were replicated in Study 2, where in addition high (vs. low) communal narcissists exhibited larger P3 amplitudes to inequitable (than equitable) offers, suggesting that they were more emotionally sensitive to unfairness. Their neurophysiological reactions did not match their behavior. The findings clarify the construct of communal narcissism.
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Yang, Z.
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Yang, Z., Sedikides, Constantine, Gu, Ruolei, Luo, Yu L.L., Wang, Yuqi, Wu, Ming Zheng and Cai, Huajian (2018) Communal narcissism: social decisions and neurophysiological reactions. Journal of Research in Personality, 76, 64-73. (doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2018.07.003).

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Abstract

Communal narcissists claim a saintly status, but are they fairer than non-narcissists? In Study 1, high (vs. low) communal narcissists did not make more equitable offers and were not more likely to reject unequitable offers in an ultimatum game. However, they reported being more altruistic, judging fairness as a more important moral value, and being more morally outraged at unfairness. Their self-views did not match their behavior. These results were replicated in Study 2, where in addition high (vs. low) communal narcissists exhibited larger P3 amplitudes to inequitable (than equitable) offers, suggesting that they were more emotionally sensitive to unfairness. Their neurophysiological reactions did not match their behavior. The findings clarify the construct of communal narcissism.

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Accepted/In Press date: 6 July 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 6 July 2018
Published date: October 2018

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Local EPrints ID: 422362
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/422362
ISSN: 0092-6566
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ORCID for Constantine Sedikides: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4036-889X

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Date deposited: 23 Jul 2018 16:30
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Author: Z. Yang
Author: Ruolei Gu
Author: Yu L.L. Luo
Author: Yuqi Wang
Author: Ming Zheng Wu
Author: Huajian Cai

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