Narcissism as Addiction to Esteem

By Roy F. Baumeister, Kathleen D. Vohs. 2001

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Are normal narcissists psychologically healthy?: self-esteem matters. (2004, unknown): “This strong and persistent relation led Baumeister and Vohs (2001) to characterize narcissism as an addiction to self-esteem.”
To be grandiose or not to be worthless: Different routes to self-enhancement for narcissism and self-esteem (2010, background): “We expect this to be true even after having engaged in successful selfpromotion, because of narcissists’ insatiable and bottomless need for self-aggrandizement (Baumeister & Vohs, 2001), which makes it that their goal for self-promotion can never adequately be fulfilled.”
On the Self-regulatory Dynamics Created by the Peculiar Benefits and Costs of Narcissism: A Contextual Reinforcement Model and Examination of Leadership (2009, background): “But, there are also the following costs: depression (Miller et al., 2007); addiction to the rush associated with selfenhancement (Baumeister & Vohs, 2001); compulsive spending (Rose, 2007); pathological gambling (Lakey, Rose, Campbell, & Goodie, 2008); overconfident decision making (Campbell et…”
Collective narcissism and anti-Semitism in Poland (2012, background): “People with contingent self-worth exaggerate failures and underestimate successes in the domains of contingency (Baumeister & Vohs, 2001; Crocker & Park, 2004; Kernis, 2003; Morf & Rhodewalt, 2001).”
Self-compassion and adaptive psychological functioning. (2007, unknown): “NeV (2003a, 2003b) has deWned self-compassion as being composed of three main components: self-kindness versus self-judgment, common humanity versus isolation, and mindfulness versus over-identiWcation. If individuals are self-compassionate when confronting suVering, inadequacy or failure, it means ”
Too arrogant for their own good? Why and when narcissists dismiss advice (2015, background): “This discrediting of others' opinions and failure to see the relevance of others' views has been referred to as narcissistic myopia (Baumeister & Vohs, 2001).”
The costly pursuit of self-esteem. (2004, background): “It has even been suggested that narcissists are addicted to self-esteem (Baumeister & Vohs, 2001).”
Narcissistic defensiveness: Hypervigilance and avoidance of worthlessness (2009, background): “…premise is that narcissists are in a chronically vigilant state to detect potential threats in order to protect their grandiose selves, while at the same time they are focusing on opportunities to confirm their positive self-views to satisfy their addiction to self-esteem (Baumeister & Vohs, 2001).”
The Deliberate Engagement of Narcissistic CEOs in Earnings Management (2020, background): “This focus on reward is defined as “narcissistic myopia [which] is a state in which any interpersonal skills possessed by the narcissist are disabled while concurrently creating heightened desire for admiration” (Baumeister and Vohs 2001, p. 208).”
Offensive Defensiveness: Toward an Integrative Neuroscience of Compensatory Zeal After Mortality Salience, Personal Uncertainty, and Other Poignant Self-Threats (2006, background): “As such, fixing on confident, idealized convictions can be thought of as a strategy for alleviating preoccupation with threatening information (McGregor, 2004, in press; cf. Baumeister & Vohs, 2001).”
When and Why Saying “Thank You” Is Better Than Saying “Sorry” in Redressing Service Failures: The Role of Self-Esteem (2020, background): “Consistent with prior research (Baumeister and Vohs 2001) specifying that people high in narcissism have a stronger desire to pursue self-esteem, we found that the advantageous effect of appreciation over apology disappeared for participants low in narcissism, who did not have a strong desire to…”
Addictive Personality and Problematic Mobile Phone Use (2009, unknown): “3,24,25 It is possible, therefore, that people with a high level of approval motivation have addictive tendencies.”
Material Parenting: How the Use of Goods in Parenting Fosters Materialism in the Next Generation (2015, background): “The need for admiration and esteem from others and the behaviors associated with fulfilling such needs may lead to an addiction-like pattern (Baumeister and Vohs 2001) where individuals constantly seek opportunities (e.g., new material possessions) to accrue social rewards (Campbell, Rudich, and…”
Narcissism in organizational contexts (2010, background): “Second, the addiction model ( Baumeister & Vohs, 2001) conceptualizes narcissism as an addiction to attention, status and positive feedback.”