ArticleFrontiers in psychology2022
The brain dynamics of trust decisions and outcome evaluation in narcissists.
Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Music and trust formation: a scoping review of neurobiological convergence and research priorities.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Beyond discrete social decisions: toward continuous dyadic neural dynamics in cooperation and competition.Frontiers in systems neuroscience · 2026Article
- The Impact of Long-Term Tai Chi Practice on the Trust Behavior of Middle-Aged People.Brain and behavior · 2025Article
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Abstract
Individuals with narcissism are, by definition, self-centered, focus on self-benefit, and demonstrate less prosocial behaviors. Trusting strangers is risky, as it can result in exploitation and non-reciprocation. Thus, the trust may be antagonistic to narcissism. However, how narcissists make the choice to trust remains to be elucidated. The current study examined 44 participants (22 rated high in narcissism) playing as trustors in one-shot trust games, and their electroencephalograms were recorded. Individuals high in narcissism exhibited less trust toward strangers, especially following gaining feedback for their trust. In addition, narcissists exhibited a larger N2 following distrust and a stronger negatively-valanced difference in feedback-related negativity (dFRN) after trustee feedback. Our findings provide insights into how individuals with narcissism trust strangers. The results also shed light on the temporal course of brain activity involved in trust decision-making and outcome evaluation in individuals with narcissism.
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