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  • Narcissism involves self-enhancement and antagonism.
  • Neural underpinnings of narcissism in error processing are underexplored.
  • Conflicting models exist regarding narcissism's effect on neural error responses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Examine the relationship between grandiose agentic narcissism and error-related negativity (ERN).
  • Investigate whether narcissism leads to an elevated or blunted ERN.
  • Test competing hypotheses from the mask and metacognitive models.

Main Methods:

  • Study 1: 144 participants completed the Eriksen Flanker Task with electroencephalography (EEG) to record neural responses to errors.
  • Study 2: 50 participants completed a modified Flanker Task with trial-by-trial feedback and the Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Questionnaire.
  • Assessed admiration and rivalry narcissism traits.

Main Results:

  • Higher admiration and rivalry narcissism correlated with a blunted (less negative) ERN.
  • Associations remained significant after controlling for error rates.
  • Internal meta-analysis confirmed moderate effect sizes across analytical approaches.

Conclusions:

  • Findings support the metacognitive model of narcissism.
  • Grandiose narcissists show reduced neural sensitivity to errors.
  • Blunted error processing may facilitate self-enhancement by hindering self-corrective learning and influencing behavior.