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Abstract
In an exercise setting where impression motivation might be high but self-presentation efficacy low, social anxiety is likely to occur (Schlenker & Leary, 1982). Narcissism is, however, associated with low anxiety, high confidence, and a keenness for social evaluation (Wallace, Baumeister, & Vohs, 2005) and therefore may protect exercisers from social anxiety. One hundred and sixty undergraduates (88 males and 72 females; Mage = 20.45 years, SD = 2.49 years) completed measures of narcissism, social anxiety, and self-presentation in exercise. In females, narcissism moderated the impression motivation/construction– social anxiety relationships. Findings extend our understanding of the self-presentational processes involved in exercise and, specifically, how narcissism protects individuals from experiencing high social anxiety.Citation
Akehurst, S. and Thatcher, J. (2010) 'Narcissism, social anxiety and self-presentation in exercise', Personality and Individual Differences, 49 (2):130.Publisher
ElsevierJournal
Personality and Individual DifferencesDOI
10.1016/j.paid.2010.03.021Additional Links
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0191886910001558Type
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enISSN
01918869ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.paid.2010.03.021