narcissism research

Novara et al (2025)

Vulnerable narcissists with low self-esteem had lower levels of community engagement

• this was moderated by SNS use - as SNS increased, the rls weakened

Mosanya et al (2024)

Self-compassion and Narcissism significantly moderated the effects of Internet use on self-esteem and body self-image

• Self-compassion buffered the negative effects of Internet use

• Whereas, narcissism strengthened the negative effects

However only significant in females

Rohmann et al (2024)

• Men were more likely to engage in online trolling than women

• online trolling was associated with aggression

• Online trolling was associated with narcissism

  • This was moderated by self-esteem - with vulnerable narcissists more likely than grandiose narcissists

Balcerowska and Sawicki (2022)

• Communal, rivalrous and vulnerable narcissism were significant predictors of social media addiction - predicting increased likelihood

• Admirative narcissism was not a significant predictor of social media addiction

Reed et al (2018)

Initial PIU predicted increased later narcissism scores when ppts used visual forms of SNS

• PIU may enhance narcissistic tendencies

Choi et al (2015)

Being overtly narcissistic on FB is perceived negatively by other users, and those high in narcissism are less likely to receive likes and comments

Kauten et al (2015)

Users who post narcissistic updates to SNS are viewed as less likeable and less worthy of friendship

Pantic (2014)

Self-promotion on the internet may fuel narcissism, particularly on visual SNS platforms (Instagram, FB etc)

Dalvi-Esfahani et al (2019)

Social media addiction is associated with narcissism

Andreassen et al (2017)

Social media addiction is positively correlated with narcissism

Nguyen et al (2025)

Social media addiction is positively associated with narcissism