Pers Soc Psychol Bull September 2014 PMID 24878930

Moving Narcissus: Can Narcissists Be Empathic?

Erica G Hepper, Claire M Hart, Constantine Sedikides

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The discussions reflect a generally positive reception and curiosity about the research, with comments highlighting the link between socioemotional deficits and harmful behaviors, and noting the potential for empathy development, as shown in phrases like 'beautifully titled' and references to therapy and mental health, which signifies both interest and acknowledgment of the study's social relevance.

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Most discussions acknowledge the findings that narcissists' empathy is malleable and linked to socioemotional deficits, showing general agreement with the article's premise.

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The discussions suggest some influence on understanding narcissistic behavior, especially through the mention of therapy and social harm, thereby indicating a moderate impact.

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  • The studies explore why narcissists often lack empathy, finding that their low empathy is linked to maladaptive traits like entitlement and exploitiveness, but not necessarily an inherent inability.
  • Experiment results suggest that encouraging perspective-taking can improve narcissists' empathy levels and emotional responses, indicating they can be influenced through intervention.
  • These findings imply that narcissists' lack of empathy is malleable and that with the right strategies, they can develop greater empathy and better social relationships.]

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@PJudiciaria Deficits in socioemotional cognition ability (SECA) are a key foundation of narcissists’ socially harmful behaviors and interpersonal problems. https://t.co/gP19oKoKrd

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@PJudiciaria Deficits in socioemotional cognition ability (SECA) are a key foundation of narcissists’ socially harmful behaviors and interpersonal problems. https://t.co/gP19oKoKrd

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I saw this article beautifully titled "Moving Narcissus: Can Narcissists Be Empathic?" and was gagged so I was googling narcissus and found this

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