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- This research examines how college professors are perceived in terms of grandiose narcissism, especially considering the potential contradiction between the profession's image as helpers and the expectation of ego associated with their status.
- Findings show that professors are generally considered not highly narcissistic compared to other professions, although they are perceived as more narcissistic than elementary school teachers.
- Male professors were assessed as more narcissistic, particularly in areas related to hostility, and the study highlights the implications of narcissism for professors navigating academic standards versus reward systems.
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We conducted three studies to examine perceptions of grandiose narcissism in college professors. Narcissism might appear incompatible with the profession if professors are viewed fundamentally as helpers or as introverted bookworms. Then again, people might expect professors to display big egos congruent with the prestige of their profession and their privileged public platforms. Our research indicates that professors are generally not seen as highly narcissistic according to the criteria of the Narcissistic Personality Inventory and the Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Questionnaire, though they are viewed as more narcissistic than elementary school teachers. More professor narcissism was expected at colleges that prioritize scholarly productivity over teaching excellence. Male professors were viewed as more narcissistic, but only for narcissism dimensions associated with interpersonal hostility and for judgments of whether professors are "narcissistic." We discuss possible implications for narcissistic professors' ability to exploit the gap between academic ideals and reward system realities.
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