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The ultimate femme fatale? Narcissism predicts serious and aggressive sexually coercive behaviour in females

Blinkhorn, Victoria, Lyons, Minna and Almond, Louise (2015) The ultimate femme fatale? Narcissism predicts serious and aggressive sexually coercive behaviour in females. Personality and Individual Differences, 87. pp. 219-223. ISSN 0191-8869

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Abstract

Narcissism has been associated with persistent sexual persuasion, coercion, aggression, and rape conducive beliefs. However, the majority of research has concentrated on male samples. The present study (N = 329) investigated narcissism and sexually coercive tactics, varying in severity, in both males and females. Males scored significantly higher on total narcissism and sexual coercion. However, when narcissism was investigated in relation to sexually coercive tactics, it was found that narcissistic females were just as likely to engage in serious and aggressive sexually coercive behaviour. In addition, sexual coercion in males related to more socially desirable aspects of narcissism (adaptive narcissism), whereas in females, sexual coercion was associated with socially toxic components of the construct (maladaptive narcissism). Our results demonstrate that gender differences in narcissism can differ significantly when investigating the impact narcissism has on a specific type of behaviour such as sexual coercion. These new findings contribute to the very little we already know about narcissism in females, suggesting that both sexes should be included in future research on narcissism.

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Item ID: 11199
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2015.08.001
ISSN: 0191-8869
URI: http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/11199
Official URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/...

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Date Deposited: 11 Oct 2019 09:29
Last Modified: 18 Dec 2019 16:08

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Author: Victoria Blinkhorn
Author: Minna Lyons
Author: Louise Almond

University Divisions

Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing
Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing > School of Psychology

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Psychology > Psychology
Psychology > Social Psychology

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