Category: Narcissism

Photo of boxes stating different aspects of narcissism and selfishness

Article out on narcissists’ experience of perceived overqualification in the workplace

Announcing a new publication on narcissism, perceived overqualification, job frustration, and counterproductive work behaviors: Wiegand, J. P. (2023). When overqualification turns dark: A moderated-mediation model of perceived overqualification, narcissism, frustration, and counterproductive work behavior. Personality and Individual Differences, 214, 112351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2023.112351 The paper was published under an open access license...

Narcissism in the Workplace: Fit Matters

Below, you can watch my (rejected) submission to Google’s re:Work conference.  A straight-forward and applied explanation of our (with Emily Grijalva) finding that when narcissists are in jobs that fit their grandiose self-concept and need for admiration, they stop doing certain bad things in the workplace (namely, counterproductive work behaviors)....