Narcissism and Commitment in Romantic Relationships: An Investment Model Analysis

By W. Keith Campbell, C. Foster. 2002

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Two studies examined narcissism and commitment in ongoing romantic relationships. In Study 1, narcissism was found to be negatively related to commitment. Mediational analyses further revealed that this was primarily a result of narcissists’ perception of alternatives to their current relationship. Study 2 replicated these findings with an additional measure of alternatives. Again, narcissists reported less commitment to their ongoing romantic relationship. This link was mediated by both perception of alternatives and attention to alternative dating partners. The utility of an interdependence approach to understanding the role of personality in romantic relationships is discussed.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology

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FANatics: Systematic literature review of factors associated with celebrity worship, and suggested directions for future research (2018, background): “It is also possible that as narcissists are likely to have difficulty maintaining real relationships (Campbell and Foster 2002), parasocial relationships with celebrities may fill this gap for them.”
The dark side of love: Love styles and the Dark Triad (2010, background): “The Dark Triad has a strong bias towards short-term, sexual relationships (e.g., Campbell & Foster, 2002; Foster, Shrira, & Campbell, 2006; Jonason et al., 2009) and short-term mating is primarily driven by the physical attractiveness of the partner (e.g., Li & Kenrick, 2006), therefore, we expect…”
Narcissism and Social Networking Web Sites (2008, background): “Second, narcissism is associated negatively with seeking out or creating long-term relationships that have qualities of closeness, empathy, or emotional warmth (Brunell et al., 2004; Campbell, 1999; Campbell & Foster, 2002).”
The Dark Triad personality: Attractiveness to women (2014, background): “Campbell and Foster (2002) report that male narcissists groom and advertise wealth and resource provision in a manner attractive to women (Vazire, Naumann, Rentfrow, & Gosling, 2008).”
Young adult narcissism: A 20 year longitudinal study of the contribution of parenting styles, preschool precursors of narcissism, and denial (2011, background): “As part of their egocentric focus, they often fail to form caring, lasting relationships with others, as has been demonstrated in the research of Campbell and Foster (2002) and in the clinical writings of Kernberg (1998), although narcissists have an extreme need for admiration from others.”
Narcissism and Social Media Use: A Meta-Analytic Review (2016, background): “…dl y. Psychology of Popular Media Culture © 2016 American Psychological Association 2016, Vol. 5, No. 4, 000 2160-4134/16/$12.00 http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000137 1 and negative (e.g., aggression, Bushman & Baumeister, 1998; and low commitment in relationships, Campbell & Foster, 2002) outcomes.”
How ''dark'' are the Dark Triad traits? Examining the perceived darkness of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy (2012, background): “However, there are also negative sides, such as vulnerability (Miller et al., 2011), less integrity (Blair, Hoffman, & Helland, 2008), and transgressions in long-term relationships (Campbell & Foster, 2002; Campbell, Foster, & Finkel, 2002).”
Serving the Self From the Seat of Power (2014, background): “Narcissism, which includes excessively positive self-views and low empathy, is robustly predictive of relationship dysfunction, workplace deviance, unethical behavior, and aggression (Bushman & Baumeister, 1998; Campbell & Foster, 2002; Judge, LePine, & Rich, 2006; Rosenthal & Pittinsky, 2006).”
Differential infidelity patterns among the Dark Triad (2014, background): “Partners of narcissistic individuals never live up to expectations (Foster, Shrira, & Campbell, 2006), leading narcissistic individuals to seek alternatives (Campbell & Foster, 2002).”
On the Self-regulatory Dynamics Created by the Peculiar Benefits and Costs of Narcissism: A Contextual Reinforcement Model and Examination of Leadership (2009, background): “They are game-playing (Campbell, Foster, & Finkel, 2002a), have high attention to alternatives (Campbell & Foster, 2002), and are successful at engaging in short-term sexual relationships (Foster et al., 2006).”
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Probing the link between narcissism and gambling: the mediating role of judgment and decision‐making biases (2008, background): “…intimacy and affiliation (Carroll, 1987), lower self-views on communal traits (Campbell et al., 2002, 2007), lower levels of relational commitment (Campbell & Foster, 2002) and agreeableness (Miller & Campbell, 2007), tendencies toward dominance (Bradlee & Emmons, 1992; Brown & Zeigler-Hill,…”
Millennials, narcissism, and social networking: What narcissists do on social networking sites and why (2011, background): “These online relationships should appeal to narcissists, who are typically unable or unwilling to form deep or ‘‘strong tie’’ connections that require emotional investments, such as face-to-face relationships and friendships (Campbell, 1999; Campbell & Foster, 2002).”
Echoes of our upbringing: How growing up wealthy or poor relates to narcissism, leader behavior, and leader effectiveness (2016, background): “…well as depression (Miller, Campbell, & Pilkonis, 2007); successful (Wallace & Baumeister, 2002) as well as poor task performance (Campbell, Goodie, & Foster, 2004); and relationship success (Oltmanns, Friedman, Fiedler, & Turkheimer, 2004) as well as relationship failure (Campbell & Foster, 2002).”
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