Indulge in self-admiration or offer help to others? The influence of employee narcissism on prosocial behavior

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1041.2022.00300

Abstract

Abstract:

By integrating the narcissistic admiration and rivalry concept and trait activation theory, this study explores the mechanism of narcissistic admiration and narcissistic rivalry on employees? prosocial behavior, and further analyzes the mediating role of employee relational approach motivation and relational avoidance motivation, and the moderating role of task interdependence. Through the analysis of 235 data from two-stage of paired employees and colleagues, the results show that: narcissistic admiration has a significant positive impact on employees? prosocial behavior, while narcissistic rivalry has a significant negative impact on employees? prosocial behavior. Relational approach motivation plays a mediating role between narcissism admiration and employees’ prosocial behavior, while relational avoidance motivation does not play a mediating role between narcissistic rivalry and employees’ prosocial behavior. Task interdependence not only positively moderates the direct effect of narcissism admiration on employees’ relational approach motivation, but also positively moderates the indirect effect of narcissism admiration on prosocial behavior through relational approach motivation.

Key words: narcissistic admiration, narcissistic rivalry, relational approach motivation, relational avoidance motivation, prosocial behavior, task interdependence

LIU WenXing, ZHU YangHao, BAI Yang, WANG HaiJiang, HAN Yi. (2022). Indulge in self-admiration or offer help to others? The influence of employee narcissism on prosocial behavior. Acta Psychologica Sinica, 54(3), 300-312.

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Factors	χ²	df	χ²/df	∆χ²/∆df	CFI	TLI	RMSEA	SRMR
Six-factor model (AN; RN; TI; APM; AVM; PSB)	374.99	120	3.13	/	0.94	0.92	0.10	0.06
Five-factor model (AN + RN; TI; APM; AVM; PSB)	748.51	125	5.99	373.52(5)^***	0.85	0.82	0.15	0.10
Four-factor model (AN + RN; TI; APM + AVM; PSB)	1495.17	129	11.59	1120.19(9)^***	0.67	0.61	0.21	0.15
Three-factor model (AN + RN + TI; APM + AVM; PSB)	2252.12	132	17.06	1877.14(12)^***	0.49	0.41	0.26	0.19
Two-factor model (AN + RN + TI; APM + AVM + PSB)	2799.65	134	20.89	2424.66(14)^***	0.36	0.26	0.29	0.20
Single factor model (AN + RN + TI + APM + AVM + PSB)	3573.91	135	26.47	3198.93(15)^***	0.17	0.06	0.33	0.26

Factors	χ²	df	χ²/df	∆χ²/∆df	CFI	TLI	RMSEA	SRMR
Six-factor model (AN; RN; TI; APM; AVM; PSB)	374.99	120	3.13	/	0.94	0.92	0.10	0.06
Five-factor model (AN + RN; TI; APM; AVM; PSB)	748.51	125	5.99	373.52(5)^***	0.85	0.82	0.15	0.10
Four-factor model (AN + RN; TI; APM + AVM; PSB)	1495.17	129	11.59	1120.19(9)^***	0.67	0.61	0.21	0.15
Three-factor model (AN + RN + TI; APM + AVM; PSB)	2252.12	132	17.06	1877.14(12)^***	0.49	0.41	0.26	0.19
Two-factor model (AN + RN + TI; APM + AVM + PSB)	2799.65	134	20.89	2424.66(14)^***	0.36	0.26	0.29	0.20
Single factor model (AN + RN + TI + APM + AVM + PSB)	3573.91	135	26.47	3198.93(15)^***	0.17	0.06	0.33	0.26

Variable	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1. Gender
2. Age	0.31^**
3.Education level	-0.06	-0.29^**
4. Industry 1	-0.08	-0.01	-0.12
5. Industry 2	0.03	0.01	0.06	-0.31^**
6. Industry 3	0.04	-0.02	0.07	-0.33^**	-0.37^**
7. AN	-0.11	-0.27^**	-0.19^**	0.10	-0.03	-0.05
8. RN	0.03	-0.06	-0.22^**	0.04	-0.08	0.02	0.41^**
9. TI	0.04	0.07	0.17^**	0.03	0.09	-0.11	-0.10	0.02
10. APM	0.06	-0.19^**	0.11	-0.09	0.07	-0.05	0.18^**	0.03	-0.01
11. AVM	0.06	-0.05	-0.11	0.10	-0.08	0.03	0.07	0.20^**	0.04	-0.30^**
12. PSB	-0.07	-0.24^**	0.21^**	-0.12	0.11	-0.01	0.18^**	-0.20^**	-0.03	0.44^**	-0.19^**
M	0.57	29.05	3.36	0.22	0.26	0.28	3.84	2.25	3.50	5.55	1.40	5.78
SD	0.50	6.59	1.07	0.42	0.44	0.45	0.57	0.73	1.38	0.93	0.67	0.91

Variable	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1. Gender
2. Age	0.31^**
3.Education level	-0.06	-0.29^**
4. Industry 1	-0.08	-0.01	-0.12
5. Industry 2	0.03	0.01	0.06	-0.31^**
6. Industry 3	0.04	-0.02	0.07	-0.33^**	-0.37^**
7. AN	-0.11	-0.27^**	-0.19^**	0.10	-0.03	-0.05
8. RN	0.03	-0.06	-0.22^**	0.04	-0.08	0.02	0.41^**
9. TI	0.04	0.07	0.17^**	0.03	0.09	-0.11	-0.10	0.02
10. APM	0.06	-0.19^**	0.11	-0.09	0.07	-0.05	0.18^**	0.03	-0.01
11. AVM	0.06	-0.05	-0.11	0.10	-0.08	0.03	0.07	0.20^**	0.04	-0.30^**
12. PSB	-0.07	-0.24^**	0.21^**	-0.12	0.11	-0.01	0.18^**	-0.20^**	-0.03	0.44^**	-0.19^**
M	0.57	29.05	3.36	0.22	0.26	0.28	3.84	2.25	3.50	5.55	1.40	5.78
SD	0.50	6.59	1.07	0.42	0.44	0.45	0.57	0.73	1.38	0.93	0.67	0.91

Task interdependence	Indirect effect	Standard error	95% CI of indirect effects
Low task interdependence	0.06	0.05	-0.02	0.16
High task interdependence	0.21	0.07	0.08	0.36
Difference of indirect effects under high and low conditions	0.14	0.07	0.03	0.30