Do you see me the way I see myself? Narcissists are less prone to illusion of transparency than other people

Laetitia Renier, Claudia Toma and Olivier Corneille

No 16-053, Working Papers CEB from ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles

Abstract: People tend to believe that their internal states are transparent to others (e.g. illusion of transparency), and even more when they are self-centred. Would it be the case for narcissistic individuals who are highly self-centred? Three studies investigated whether narcissists feel more transparent because they are egocentric, or whether they feel less transparent because they are socially skilled. Using a vignette method, Study 1 showed that the more participants were narcissists, the less they felt transparent with regard to their emotions, values and behaviour. Study 2 further showed that this association was stronger when narcissistic characteristics were valorised. In addition, the negative link between narcissism and felt transparency was mediated by self-monitoring. Using a face-to-face interaction, Study 3 provided evidence that participants high on narcissism were less prone to illusion of transparency. Overall our studies suggest that narcissists’ meta-perception is more accurate, less egocentric because they are socially skilled.

Keywords: felt transparency; illusion of transparency; narcissism; metaperception; egocentrism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 49 p.
Date: 2016-12-23
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