Narcissistic and dependent traits and behavior in four archetypal 2-person, 2-choice games
IntroductionThe characteristic behaviors we use to define personality pathology arise from specific interpersonal interactions. In an effort to create a laboratory-based context in which behavior might be expected to be influenced by particular personality traits, we used four 2-person, 2-choice gam...
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| description | IntroductionThe characteristic behaviors we use to define personality pathology arise from specific interpersonal interactions. In an effort to create a laboratory-based context in which behavior might be expected to be influenced by particular personality traits, we used four 2-person, 2-choice games (the Prisoner’s Dilemma, Chicken, Leader, and Hero games) to create a simulated interaction and focused specifically on narcissism and dependency.MethodAn online sample of 1137 (35% male, M age = 38.46 years, SD age = 13.20) participants completed brief, self-reported measures of trait narcissism and dependency and played one of the four games. Before deciding how to act or react, participants received either no message, a promise to cooperate, or a threat to defect from a (confederate) partner.ResultsWhen receiving no message, those who cooperated in the Prisoner’s Dilemma had lower trait narcissism, while those who defected in the Chicken and Leader games had higher trait narcissism. Also with no message, participants who cooperated in the Hero game had higher trait dependency. Promises only affected the relationship between trait narcissism in the Leader game while threats only affected the relationship between trait dependency in the Chicken game.DiscussionThese findings add to the limited behavioral research on personality pathology and largely support established interpersonal conceptualizations and models. Future work might extend these findings using even more ecologically valid approaches to explore the behavioral correlates of personality traits that have important implications for interpersonal interactions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-79527a896e8f49308cc7236084a3a58b2024-01-08T04:50:40ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402024-01-011410.3389/fpsyt.2023.12754031275403Narcissistic and dependent traits and behavior in four archetypal 2-person, 2-choice gamesLawrence Ian Reed0Lily Cooke1Isabella Kasaba2Eleanor Harrison3Jill M. Hooley4Department of Psychology, New York University, New York, NY, United StatesDepartment of Psychology, New York University, New York, NY, United StatesDepartment of Psychology, New York University, New York, NY, United StatesDepartment of Psychology, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesDepartment of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United StatesIntroductionThe characteristic behaviors we use to define personality pathology arise from specific interpersonal interactions. In an effort to create a laboratory-based context in which behavior might be expected to be influenced by particular personality traits, we used four 2-person, 2-choice games (the Prisoner’s Dilemma, Chicken, Leader, and Hero games) to create a simulated interaction and focused specifically on narcissism and dependency.MethodAn online sample of 1137 (35% male, M age = 38.46 years, SD age = 13.20) participants completed brief, self-reported measures of trait narcissism and dependency and played one of the four games. Before deciding how to act or react, participants received either no message, a promise to cooperate, or a threat to defect from a (confederate) partner.ResultsWhen receiving no message, those who cooperated in the Prisoner’s Dilemma had lower trait narcissism, while those who defected in the Chicken and Leader games had higher trait narcissism. Also with no message, participants who cooperated in the Hero game had higher trait dependency. Promises only affected the relationship between trait narcissism in the Leader game while threats only affected the relationship between trait dependency in the Chicken game.DiscussionThese findings add to the limited behavioral research on personality pathology and largely support established interpersonal conceptualizations and models. Future work might extend these findings using even more ecologically valid approaches to explore the behavioral correlates of personality traits that have important implications for interpersonal interactions.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1275403/fullpersonality disordersnarcissistic personality disorderdependent personality disordergame theoryinterpersonal |
| spellingShingle | Lawrence Ian Reed Lily Cooke Isabella Kasaba Eleanor Harrison Jill M. Hooley Narcissistic and dependent traits and behavior in four archetypal 2-person, 2-choice games Frontiers in Psychiatry personality disorders narcissistic personality disorder dependent personality disorder game theory interpersonal |
| title | Narcissistic and dependent traits and behavior in four archetypal 2-person, 2-choice games |
| title_full | Narcissistic and dependent traits and behavior in four archetypal 2-person, 2-choice games |
| title_fullStr | Narcissistic and dependent traits and behavior in four archetypal 2-person, 2-choice games |
| title_full_unstemmed | Narcissistic and dependent traits and behavior in four archetypal 2-person, 2-choice games |
| title_short | Narcissistic and dependent traits and behavior in four archetypal 2-person, 2-choice games |
| title_sort | narcissistic and dependent traits and behavior in four archetypal 2 person 2 choice games |
| topic | personality disorders narcissistic personality disorder dependent personality disorder game theory interpersonal |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1275403/full |
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