Have you worked with a narcissist? As they go around, leaving havoc in their wake, they seem positively unperturbed at what they’ve done. And new research says this isn’t an act. Some narcissists are happier than those of us who care about others.
There are two types of narcissists, grandiose and vulnerable. The vulnerable narcissists are defensive and hostile. Still, the grandiose narcissists “usually have an over-inflated sense of importance and a preoccupation with status and power,” says Kostas Papergeorgiou, Director of the InteRRaCt Lab in the School of Psychology at Queen’s University, Belfast. He found that people who showed narcissistic traits had increased mental toughness, which resulted in lowered perceived stress and protection against depression.
That over-inflated sense of importance and gives these narcissists a sense of “confidence and goal orientation, protecting against symptoms of depression and perceived stress.”
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Thanks for the working link–as for the narcissists in any part of my life, I tend to find ways to ignore them and keep them from infecting my attitude.
Of course they’re happier than we are, they don’t have to deal with themselves.
I get your links (except this one) but they disappear right after loading. My techie coworkers say because I’m on the old Google browser and I need to be on the Chrome browser. I have to copy the link and switch to Chrome, time consuming but you are worth it – appreciate the HR advice. Can you change this on your end? Thanks! R.
I have the same problem with the articles on the Inc site. As soon as I hit the link, I right-click and hit Print Preview. It captures the article before it disappears and I can print it and read it that way.