Narcissism predicts noise perception but not signal decoding in emotion
Narcissism predicts noise perception but not signal decoding in emotion
Grandiose narcissists claim that they have better-than-average emotion recognition abilities, but many objective tests do not support this claim. We sought to clarify the relation between grandiose (both agentic and communal) narcissism and emotion recognition by taking a closer look at the components of emotion recognition. In two studies (N1 = 147, N2 = 520), using culturally distinct samples and different stimulus materials, we investigated the relation between grandiose narcissism and signal decoding (accurate view of the intended emotion displayed in an expression) as well as noise perception (inaccurate deciphering of secondary emotions that are not part of the emotional message). Narcissism was inconsistently related to signal decoding, but consistently and positively related to noise perception. High grandiose (agentic and communal) narcissists are not necessarily better at signal decoding, but are more susceptible to noise perception. We discuss implications for narcissists’ social interactions and interpersonal relationships.
Delusions, Emotions, Interpersonal Relations, Narcissism, Perception
Czarna, Anna Z.
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Czarna, Anna Z., Mauersberger, Heidi, Kastendieck, Till, Zdunek, Roksana R., Sedikides, Constantine and Hess, Ursula
(2023)
Narcissism predicts noise perception but not signal decoding in emotion.
Scientific Reports, 13 (1), [14457].
(doi:10.1038/s41598-023-41792-0).
Abstract
Grandiose narcissists claim that they have better-than-average emotion recognition abilities, but many objective tests do not support this claim. We sought to clarify the relation between grandiose (both agentic and communal) narcissism and emotion recognition by taking a closer look at the components of emotion recognition. In two studies (N1 = 147, N2 = 520), using culturally distinct samples and different stimulus materials, we investigated the relation between grandiose narcissism and signal decoding (accurate view of the intended emotion displayed in an expression) as well as noise perception (inaccurate deciphering of secondary emotions that are not part of the emotional message). Narcissism was inconsistently related to signal decoding, but consistently and positively related to noise perception. High grandiose (agentic and communal) narcissists are not necessarily better at signal decoding, but are more susceptible to noise perception. We discuss implications for narcissists’ social interactions and interpersonal relationships.
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Accepted/In Press date: 31 August 2023
Published date: 2 September 2023
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We thank Marta Doroszuk for her help in preparing Study 1. This work was supported by grant no. 2018/30/E/HS6/00863 from the National Science Centre, Poland, and by the Bekker programme (stipend no. PPN/BEK/2019/1/00371/U/00001) from the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange, both to the first author.
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Delusions, Emotions, Interpersonal Relations, Narcissism, Perception
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