Narcissism moderates the association between basal testosterone and generosity in men
Narcissism moderates the association between basal testosterone and generosity in men
Research has linked hormones to behavioral outcomes in intricate ways, often moderated by psychological dispositions. The associations between testosterone and antisocial or prosocial outcomes also depend on dispositions relevant to status and dominance. In two studies (N1 = 68, N2 = 83), we investigated whether endogenous testosterone, measured in saliva, and narcissism, a psychological variable highly relevant to status motivation, interactively predicted men’s preferences regarding resource allocation. Narcissism moderated the links between testosterone and social value orientation: among low narcissists testosterone negatively predicted generosity in resource allocation and probability of endorsing a prosocial (vs. pro-self) value orientation, whereas among high narcissists testosterone tended to positively predict generosity and the probability of endorsing a prosocial (vs. pro-self) value orientation. We discuss these results as examples of calibrating effects of testosterone on human behavior, serving to increase and maintain social status. We advocate the relevance of psychological dispositions, alongside situations, when examining the role of T in social outcomes.
Basal Testosterone, Generosity, Narcissism, Resource Allocation, Social Value Orientation
Czarna, Anna Z.
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Ziemianska, Magdalena
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Pawlicki, Piotr
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Carré, Justin M.
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Sedikides, Constantine
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1 November 2022
Czarna, Anna Z.
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Ziemianska, Magdalena
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Pawlicki, Piotr
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Carré, Justin M.
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Sedikides, Constantine
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Czarna, Anna Z., Ziemianska, Magdalena, Pawlicki, Piotr, Carré, Justin M. and Sedikides, Constantine
(2022)
Narcissism moderates the association between basal testosterone and generosity in men.
Hormones and Behavior, 146, [105265].
(doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2022.105265).
Abstract
Research has linked hormones to behavioral outcomes in intricate ways, often moderated by psychological dispositions. The associations between testosterone and antisocial or prosocial outcomes also depend on dispositions relevant to status and dominance. In two studies (N1 = 68, N2 = 83), we investigated whether endogenous testosterone, measured in saliva, and narcissism, a psychological variable highly relevant to status motivation, interactively predicted men’s preferences regarding resource allocation. Narcissism moderated the links between testosterone and social value orientation: among low narcissists testosterone negatively predicted generosity in resource allocation and probability of endorsing a prosocial (vs. pro-self) value orientation, whereas among high narcissists testosterone tended to positively predict generosity and the probability of endorsing a prosocial (vs. pro-self) value orientation. We discuss these results as examples of calibrating effects of testosterone on human behavior, serving to increase and maintain social status. We advocate the relevance of psychological dispositions, alongside situations, when examining the role of T in social outcomes.
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Czarna, Ziemiańska, Pawlicki, Carré, & Sedikides, 2022_Hormone & Behavior
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Accepted/In Press date: 12 September 2022
e-pub ahead of print date: 22 September 2022
Published date: 1 November 2022
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This work was supported by National Science Center, Poland [grant no. 2016/23/G/HS6/01397 ] and the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange [the Bekker programme, grant no. PPN/BEK/2019/1/00371/U/00001 ], both awarded to the first author. The funders played no role in the work.
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Basal Testosterone, Generosity, Narcissism, Resource Allocation, Social Value Orientation
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