Is narcissism related to observer-rated attractiveness? Two views imply that narcissism is unrelated to attractiveness: positive illusions theory and Feingold's (1992) attractiveness theory (i.e., attractiveness is unrelated to personality in general). In contrast, two other views imply that narcissism is positively related to attractiveness: an evolutionary perspective on narcissism (i.e., selection pressures in shortterm mating contexts shaped the evolution of narcissism, including greater selection for attractiveness in short-term versus long-term mating contexts) and, secondly, the self-regulatory processing model of narcissism (narcissists groom themselves to bolster grandiose self-images). A meta-analysis (N > 1000) reveals a small but reliable positive narcissism-attractiveness correlation that approaches the largest known personality-attractiveness correlations. The finding supports the evolutionary and self-regulatory views of narcissism.

Nicholas S. Holtzman

Michael J. Strube

Journal of Research in Personality

Emphasizing experimental and descriptive research, the Journal of Research in Personality presents articles that examine important issues in the field of personality and in related fields basic to the understanding of personality. The subject matter includes treatments of genetic, physiological, motivational, learning, perceptual, cognitive, and social processes of both normal and abnormal kinds in human and animal subjects.    Features:  • Papers that present integrated sets of studies that address significant theoretical issues relating to personality.  • Theoretical papers and critical reviews of current experimental and methodological interest.  • Single, well-designed studies of an innovative nature.  • Brief reports, including replication or null result studies of previously reported findings, or a well-designed studies addressing questions of limited scope.

The Journal of Research in Personality emphasizes experimental and descriptive research, presenting articles that explore significant issues in the field of personality and related areas essential for understanding personality. The subject matter includes investigations into genetic, physiological, motivational, learning, perceptual, cognitive, and social processes in both normal and abnormal individuals, across human and animal subjects. Key features include: • Papers that present integrated sets of studies addressing significant theoretical issues related to personality. • Theoretical papers and critical reviews of current experimental and methodological interests. • Single, well-designed studies of an innovative nature. • Brief reports, including replication or null result studies of previously reported findings, or well-designed studies addressing questions of limited scope.

《Journal of Research in Personality》强调实验和描述性研究，发表探讨个性及其相关领域重要问题的文章。这些研究内容包括对人类和动物的正常与异常个体在遗传、生理、动机、学习、感知、认知和社会过程等方面的探讨。主要特点包括：• 提供一系列整合的研究，解决与个性相关的重要理论问题。• 理论性论文和对当前实验及方法论的批判性评审。• 具有创新性的单项设计良好的研究。• 简短报告，包括对之前报告结果的复制或无效结果研究，或针对有限范围问题的设计良好的研究。

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Narcissism and attractiveness

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