Abstract
In a recent study, Bianchi (2014) showed that macroeconomic conditions (i.e. average unemployment rate) during the years of emerging adulthood (ages 18-25) are inversely related to adult narcissism. Fletcher (2015) called into question the robustness of the results and Grijalva et al. (2015) presented meta-analytic support for real gender differences in narcissism. Here we report combined results from five studies (N = 11,394) showing that the average unemployment rate during emerging adulthood indeed tempers later narcissism - but only in men.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 8-11 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Research in Personality |
| Volume | 60 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2016 |
Keywords
- Emerging adulthood
- Gender differences
- Macroeconomic conditions
- Narcissism
- Replication