Narcissistic rivalry

People with narcissistic personality disorder are often envious of other people or believe that others are envious of them.

Narcissistic rivalry "causes individuals to hold confrontational self-protection strategies, pursue hegemony, and maintain grand self-image through aggressive means such as attacking and degrading others, or through reactive aggression in the face of perceived threats, resulting in interpersonal conflict".

In 2023, the PsyPost website noted:

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Grandiose narcissism is a personality trait associated with individuals who have an inflated sense of self-importance, a strong need for admiration, and a tendency to exaggerate their own abilities and achievements. People with grandiose narcissism often exhibit a sense of entitlement, a desire for power and control, and a lack of empathy towards others. This trait can be divided into two components: narcissistic admiration and narcissistic rivalry. Narcissistic admiration involves an excessive self-centered desire to be admired by others. It encompasses a deep yearning for constant praise, recognition, and validation of one’s perceived superiority and uniqueness. It is often driven by an inflated sense of self-importance and the need for external validation. On the other hand, narcissistic rivalry entails a need to devalue others, a desire to witness their failures, and aggression towards them.

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High intelligence grandiose narcissists less likely to engage in narcissistic rivalry

See also: Agreeableness and Intelligence and Dunning-Kruger effect

A 2023 Australian study found that highly intelligent grandiose narcissists (whose intelligence quotient is above 115 or 120) are less likely to exhibit narcissistic rivalry.

Research indicates that high IQ people are more cooperative than low IQ people.

The human brain is the most complex physical entity in the universe.

Journal articles

• I'm smart, you're dumb! Narcissistic admiration and rivalry correlate with self- and other-assessed intelligence, Personality and Individual Differences. Volume 211, September 2023, 112248
• Intelligent grandiose narcissists are less likely to exhibit narcissistic rivalry, Personality and Individual Differences. Volume 209, July 2023, 112212
• Understanding the relations between narcissistic rivalry and reactive aggression: The roles of status-seeking motivation, hostile attribution bias and mindfulness, Personality and Individual Differences. Volume 207, June 2023, 112154
• Narcissistic admiration and rivalry and reactions to romantic breakup, Personality and Individual Differences. Volume 186, Part B, February 2022, 111342
• The frustrated narcissist: Intelligence may reduce the chances of developing narcissistic rivalry, Intelligence. Volume 87, July–August 2021, 101556
• Narcissistic admiration and rivalry: disentangling the bright and dark sides of narcissism, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 2013 Dec;105(6):1013-37. doi: 10.1037/a0034431. Epub 2013 Oct 14

See also

• Narcissistic personality disorder

• Narcissism

• Envy

• Jealousy

• Gossip

• Pride

External links

• The 2 Faces of Narcissism: Admiration Seeking and Rivalry, Scientific American, 2015
• How Narcissists Really See Their Relationships by Gwendolyn Seidman Ph.D.