Browsing by Subject "Narcissism"
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Item Conversational narcissism in marriage: effects on partner mental health and marital quality over the transition to parenthood(2008-05) Leit, Lisa, 1973-; Jacobvitz, DeborahThis study seeks to explore how narcissistic attention seeking behaviors in faceto-face conversation contribute to marital quality and partner’s mental health over the transition to parenthood. Narcissism, considered a personality disorder, is defined as an all-pervasive pattern of grandiosity in fantasy or behavior. Central features of narcissism include a need for admiration and a lack of empathy. The concept of narcissism has been extended beyond mental illness and is now considered a personality trait (Raskin & Terry, 1988). It follows then that narcissistic tendencies might affect one’s communication style. This research elaborates the concept of narcissism, and discusses the ways that narcissistic patterns in interpersonal relationships have been studied. Finally, drawing upon social exchange theory, it finds that conversational narcissism characterizes 78 percent of marriages, frequently renders spouses invisible, and predicts maladaptive dialogue and divorce at seven years.Item Exploring psychological difference between adopters and non-adopters of user generated audience segmenting functions(2015-05) Dong, Zhifei; Eastin, Matthew S.; Treem, Jeffrey W.This exploratory study attempts to seek differences in levels of narcissism, Machiavellianism, self-monitoring, Internet self-efficacy (ISE), and privacy concerns and controls between adopters and non-adopters of audience segmenting on SNS, e.g. Friend List on Facebook. The uses and gratification framework was applied to build hypotheses. A survey (N =100) was conducted to test the hypotheses. Although the difference is not significant at a level that would demonstrate support for the proposed hypotheses, adopters in the sample did exhibit higher levels of narcissism, self-monitoring, ISE, and privacy concerns and control. To yield more convincing results, recommendations are provided for future improvement.Item Finding myselfie : reflections on a changing visual language(2016-05) Keapproth, Lukas Kiel; DeCesare, Donna; Todd, RussellA search for the hashtag “selfies” on Instagram brings up over 16 million images uploaded in the last 24 hours. These millions of faces come in all shapes and sizes from all over the world. Each assumes that selfies are a universal visual language enabling direct communication with friends, family and an anonymous sea of internet users. Many social network users post their images to mark personal milestones or while traveling to some of earth’s most beautiful landmarks. What causes these selfie-takers to turn from the fascinating world around them, instead drawn toward a mirror and a focus on themselves? The general conversation of analyzing selfies tends toward polarized views, with many, if not most, viewing selfie-taking as a shallow exercise and a sign of narcissism. What is lacking in such conversations is a more complex understanding of how selfies are used and why they continue to impact daily communications in our increasingly networked world. This report features photos and interviews with selfie-takers at some of the busiest tourist destinations in the world, documenting their behavior and personal reflections on what selfies mean. These are considered along with media articles and some of the latest research from a variety of academic fields to complicate our understanding of this new and rapidly growing social phenomenon and mode of communication.Item Narcissism, social encounters, and emotions in late life(2021-05-03) Zhang, Shiyang, M.A.; Fingerman, Karen L.; Fingerman, Karen LNarcissism may have implications on older adults’ daily emotional experiences and such associations may be explained by daily social activities. To examine these links, this study analyzed data from the Daily Experiences and Well-being Study which included older adults aged between 65 to 92 years. Participants (n = 304) rated their levels of narcissism and reported their daily emotional and social experiences. Findings showed that older adults who scored higher on narcissism also felt prouder throughout the day, whereas narcissism did not predict loneliness or irritation. Additionally, the multilevel structural equation mediating model suggested that people reported higher levels of pride after social encounters, but narcissism did not predict the number of social encounters. As such, results showed that social encounters did not mediate the association between narcissism and pride. The findings reflect the effect of narcissism on older adults’ emotional and social experiences. Practically, as older adults may experience more cognitive and physical declines, being narcissistic may protect them from such losses and help maintain self-efficacy. In addition, the results pertain to social encounters, loneliness, and irritation indicate that personality traits may not necessarily be manifested in daily life, highlighting the importance of utilizing ecological measurements.Item Predatory portraiture : Goethe's Faust and the literary vampire in Gogol's [P]opmpem and Wilde's The picture of Dorian Gray(2010-12) Anderson, Matthew Neil, 1983-; Garza, Thomas J.; Richmond-Garza, Elizabeth M.Despite the fact that there seems to be no direct link between the works of Nikolai Gogol and those of Oscar Wilde, Gogol’s novella, Портрет (The Portrait) and Wilde’s novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, share many elements in common, most notably the device of the predatory portrait. This report explores the parallels that exist between these two texts and argues that they mutually derive from elements found in Goethe’s Faust and the trope of the literary vampire.