By Aaron Miller-
Narcissistic individuals are more likely to be violent and aggressive, according to researchers studying the phenomenon.
An analysis of 437 studies of narcissism and aggression involving a total of over 123,000 participants found narcissism to be related to a 21% increase in aggression and an 18% increase in violence. Aggression does not only take a physical form, it can also be mental and psychological.
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The “entitled self-importance that makes up the notion of narcissism suggests that those who fall under this category become especially aggressive when provoked, but are also aggressive when they aren’t provoked. Participants with high levels of narcissism showed high levels of physical aggression, verbal aggression, bullying of others and even displacing aggression against innocent bystanders. Narcissism was fund to be related to aggression in males and females of all ages from both Western and Eastern countries.
Researchers agree that everyone has some degree of narcissism in them, which is often influenced by social and/or psychological factors which when blended together can produce abnormal behaviour.
As well as concluding highly narcissistic individuals to be bad news for romantic relationships, they are also said to discriminate against others, and be low in empathy. Excessive praise from parents to their children that make their child believe they are more special and more entitled than others has been provided as one of the contributing factors to narcissism.
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While parental affection and love to their children is encouraged, parents are advised to discourage an egoistic trait from developing in their children as a result of the praise or privileges they afford to their children. Scholars differentiate high self esteem which is thinking well of oneself, from narcissism which involves passionately wanting to think well of oneself”.
One researcher from the Conversation.com conducting extensive studies on the topic, anonymously told The Eye Of Media.Com that narcissism accounts for many of society’s problems including racism, bullying, and discrimination of all types.
”Don’t be surprised to find a lot of narcissistic individuals in the police force because of the degree of power that accompanies their job, the researcher told this publication. The likes of Derek Chauvin was narcissistic. He felt his position of authority made him untouchable. You will find many narcissistic people among celebrities, politicians, and potentially in top positions in the media. Raising awareness of narcissism is the first step to introspection and ultimately, a desirable level of change”.
Researchers also stated that social media might be a contributing factor to an increase in narcissism. Recent research found people who posted large numbers of selfies on social media developed a 25% rise in narcissistic traits over a four-month period. A 2019 survey by the smartphone company Honor found that 85% of people are taking more pictures of themselves than ever before. Social media has evolved in recent years from keeping in touch with others, to mere flaunting for attention.
Understanding narcissistic traits is very useful for understanding behavioural patterns in many individuals, but is also helpful in self examination, ensuring reasonable conduct and searching one’s own motives and tendencies in our daily conduct.
Researchers studying the subject in depth believe that narcissistic traits provide a lot of explanation for the way many professionals, children, and school pupils behave. Narcissistic people are rarely conscious of this undesirable trait since they consider self importance to be their God given right.
Although individuals who have worked hard to attain good careers have every reason to be proud of themselves, selfish , or aggressive conduct based on success, good looks, wealth , or any type of self importance, should be shunned as negative characteristics.
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