There Is an "I" in TEAM: Narcissism and Social Loafing

被引:34
作者
Woodman, Tim [1 ]
Roberts, Ross [1 ]
Hardy, Lew [1 ]
Callow, Nichola [1 ]
Rogers, Catherine H. [1 ]
机构
[1] Bangor Univ, Inst Psychol Elite Performance, Bangor LL57 2DG, Gwynedd, Wales
关键词
effort; group; narcissist; self-enhancement; MOTOR-PERFORMANCE; PERSONALITY; ANXIETY; IDENTIFIABILITY;
D O I
10.5641/027013611X13119541883988
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We investigated narcissism as a moderator of social loafing on a physical performance task. High and low narcissistic individuals twice performed a cycling task in same-sex teams of three: once when identifiability was low; and once when identifiability was high. A significant interaction between narcissism and identifiability was revealed, F(1, 40) = 4.09, p < .05, eta(2) = .09 for performance. Follow-up tests indicated that high narcissists' performance significantly increased with greater identifiability, whereas low narcissists displayed no such performance differences. Results suggested that this effect was due to an increase in narcissists' on-task effort (ratings of perceived exertion and heart rate) when they knew that their performance was to be identified.
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页码:285 / 290
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