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From Spark to Strain? Changes in Relationship Satisfaction as a Function of Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry

Gwendolyn Seidman & William J. Chopik

Journal of Personality2026https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.70065article
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Despite its association with lower baseline satisfaction, narcissistic rivalry failed to moderate longitudinal changes in relationship satisfaction. These findings challenge the assumption of a linear cost to narcissism over time and highlight the need to investigate alternative time scales or heterogeneous relationship outcomes.

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@article{gwendolyn2026,
  title        = {{From Spark to Strain? Changes in Relationship Satisfaction as a Function of Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry}},
  author       = {Gwendolyn Seidman & William J. Chopik},
  journal      = {Journal of Personality},
  year         = {2026},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.70065},
}

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